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Item 25649

Dietary for officers and employees, Pownal State School, 1943

Contributed by: New Gloucester Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: New Gloucester Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66903

Fogg Commencement Speech, 1970

Contributed by: Kennebec Valley Community College Archive Date: 1970 Location: Waterville Media: Pencil on paper

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Item 20393

Childen's pills, Fryeburg, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Fryeburg Media: Glass, tablets

Online Exhibits

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Shaarey Tphiloh synagogue, Portland, ca. 1911

Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland's Orthodox Synagogue

Shaarey Tphiloh was founded in 1904 by immigrants from Eastern Europe. While accommodating to American society, the Orthodox synagogue also has retained many of its traditions.

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"Chops and Tomato Sauce" as prepared for Samuel Pickwick, ca. 1890

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes showcases historic recipes, dating from the 18th century to the 1950s, like sweet treats, traditional favorites, promotional printings, medicinal concoctions, curious libations, and recipes that have fallen out of favor.

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Nursing students, Eastern Maine General Hospital, ca. 1898

One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Why Study the History of Drinking?

"… was simply an ingrained part of the customs and dietary traditions brought from their homeland. Over the next 200 years, alcohol would help shape…"