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Historical Items

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Item 15258

Ebeneezer Dutch letter to cousin, 1849

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1849 Location: Farmington Media: Ink on paper

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Item 21597

Dutch Belted cattle, Caribou Fair, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Nylander Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print

Item 102376

Fireplace scene, Kingfield, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Kingfield Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

Tax Records

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Item 32176

30-36 Alton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Perley A Wallace Style: Dutch Colonial Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 32209

12 Arlington Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Wilbur C Whelden Style: Dutch Colonial Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 32376

385 Allen Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mary Smith Burnham Style: Dutch Colonial Use: Dwelling - Single family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110148

Middle Dutch Church, Lafayette (now Astor) Place, New York, New York City, NY, 1837

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1837 Location: New York City; New York City Client: Middle Dutch Church Architect: Isaiah Rogers

Item 111981

Waterford Library, Waterford, 1937

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930–1937 Location: Waterford Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Indians, Furs, and Economics

When Europeans arrived in North America and disrupted traditional Native American patterns of life, they also offered other opportunities: trade goods for furs. The fur trade had mixed results for the Wabanaki.

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Valentines

Valentines Day cards have long been a way to express feelings of romance or love for family or friends. These early Valentines Day cards suggest the ways in which the expression of those sentiments has changed over time.

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A Focus on Trees

Maine has some 17 million acres of forest land. But even on a smaller, more local scale, trees have been an important part of the landscape. In many communities, tree-lined commercial and residential streets are a dominant feature of photographs of the communities.

Site Pages

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington Public Library, 1916

"… which have long since been removed, due to the Dutch elm disease, which was widespread in mid-20th century."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… and French, but you could also hear German, Dutch, Albanian, Greek, Yiddish, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish, Danish, Polish, Russian and Italian."

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Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"Soon after, the British and the Dutch began whaling. For years they used Basques as expert whalers on their ships."

My Maine Stories

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In the midst of the tragedy of war, there are humorous moments
by Roger Ek, Seawolf 25

Never leave beer with the PBRs