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Item 105126

Camp Molly Hall, Westport Island, ca. 1908

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1908 Location: Westport Island; Wiscasset; Edgecomb Media: Postcard

Item 48408

Molly Finney McLellan rings, Portland, ca. 1750

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1750 Location: Portland Media: Gold, copper

Item 6053

Jockey Cap, Fryeburg, 1940

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: 1940-03-19 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 52380

55 Franklin Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mollie Robinson Use: Dwelling - Three Family & Store

Item 56944

123-125 Grant Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Joseph Cope Use: Apartments

Online Exhibits

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Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill

2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.

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Amazing! Maine Stories

These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.

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Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.