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Item 17103

Jesse Appleton letter, 1806

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1806 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17104

Jesse Appleton, Brunswick, 1837

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1837 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

Item 17105

Engraving of Jesse Appleton, Brunswick, ca. 1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1815 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

Tax Records

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Item 58101

233 High Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jesse Y. kimball Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 85850

Howarth property, W. side Island Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Frank E. Howarth Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 89121

Carney property, S. Side A Street, Lot 15, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lewis J. Carney Use: Summer Dwelling

Online Exhibits

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Methodist Church, West Baldwin, ca. 1900

West Baldwin Methodist Church

The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.

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Soldiers' Monument and Library, Pittsfield, 1904

Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield

Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.

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Reading room at Eastern Fine, Brewer, 1919

Eastern Fine Paper

The paper mill on the Penobscot River in South Brewer, which became known as Eastern Fine Paper Co., began as a sawmill in 1884 and grew over the years as an important part of the economy of the region and a large presence in the landscape. Its closing in 2005 affected more than the men and women who lost their jobs.

Site Pages

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Music in Maine - HEAR

"1930Maine Historical Society Anthropologist Jesse Walter Fewkes traveled to Calais, Maine in March 1890 to test inventor Thomas Edison’s new…"

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Hand drum by James Eric Francis, Sr., Old Town, 2018

Music in Maine - MAKE

"MAKE Music makers include musicians, artists, and craftspeople who make instruments, write songs, and make music in the home and community settings."