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Historical Items

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Item 108460

Cyclone damage, Searsport, 1921

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: 1921-05-22 Location: Searsport Media: Photographic print

Item 26400

Hurricane Damage, Thomaston, ca. 1954

Contributed by: An individual through Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1954 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 6061

Ice storm damage, Portland, 1886

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1886-01-28 Location: Portland Media: Albumen print

Tax Records

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Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111328

The Bethel Inn, Bethel, 1911

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1911 Location: Bethel Client: Dr. J. G. Gehring Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111891

Williston Church alterations, Portland, 1904-1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904–1946 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood

Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood examines the monumental destruction caused by the historic flood of 1936 through the comprehensive and innovative photojournalism done by the Guy Gannett Publishing Company in the weeks surrounding the flood.

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High Water

Melting snow, ice, warmer temperatures, and rain sometimes bring floods to Maine's many rivers and streams. Floods are most frequent in the spring, but can occur at any season.

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Unlocking the Declaration's Secrets

Fewer than 30 copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence are known to exist. John Dunlap hurriedly printed copies for distribution to assemblies, conventions, committees and military officers. Authenticating authenticity of the document requires examination of numerous details of the broadside.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Of 1937

"There were kids working on it because there were no laws against letting the kids help with the accident. The library received heavy damage to the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 1 of 2

"When I asked him about what kind of damage was done to the car he said “the damage done to the cars included Ice build up and broken windshields”."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Seventeen million acres of forest were damaged, and five million became once again damaged. Estimates for natural resource losses exceeded one…"

My Maine Stories

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I never thought I would work at a paper mill.
by Greg Bizier

I love science and managed the lab for International Paper's Otis Mill for 31 years.

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Wikpiyik: The Basket Tree
by Darren Ranco

Countering the Emerald Ash Borer with Wabanaki Ecological Knowledge

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Sustainable Futures
by Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar Middlebury College

Climate change is the biggest thing humans have ever done. So we need to think big as we take it on.