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Historical Items

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Item 98798

Fire Department Helmet, Waldoboro, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: circa 1950 Location: Waldoboro Media: Metal

Item 6957

Deputy sheriff helmet, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Media: Metal, leather, canvas

Item 35877

Fireman helmet #2, Biddeford, ca. 1848

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Popham Colony

George Popham and a group of fellow Englishmen arrived at the mouth of the Kennebec River, hoping to trade with Native Americans, find gold and other valuable minerals, and discover a Northwest passage. In 18 months, the fledgling colony was gone.

Exhibit

Eye in the Sky

In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland Press Herald title. He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation.

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World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

Site Pages

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Life on a Tidal River - Football in Bangor

"These helmets, however, were only made of leather which did not offer as much protection as today's standard helmets."

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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"They were easily identified by the white helmets and armbands they wore. One of their duties was to monitor the darkening of houses and buildings so…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Leather helmets and little or no protection must have increased the injuriesFarmington Historical Society Fields for baseball and football might be…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Creating the Purr-Sist button
by Ellen Crocker

Motivated by the Women's March and Sen. Warren, I created these buttons

Story

Tracers
by anonymous

tracers, bonding, and fixations