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Historical Items

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Item 20235

Mr. and Mrs. Nils Olson, New Sweden, ca. 1870

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 17945

Nils E. Olson, New Sweden, ca. 1900

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 21671

Edward Olson farm , Caribou, ca. 1922

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

Tax Records

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Item 40222

Assessor's Record, 1231 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Louis Olson Use: Garage & Barn

Item 40221

1231 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Louis Olson Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 77851

Dwelling, Terrace Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Peter J. Lutrrell Use: Dwelling - Single family

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

A Parade, an Airplane and Two Weddings

Two couples, a parade from downtown Caribou to the airfield, and two airplane flights were the scene in 1930 when the couples each took off in a single-engine plane to tie the knot high over Aroostook County.

Exhibit

This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

Exhibit

400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The First 51 Settlers

"Olson, New Sweden, ca. 1900New Sweden Historical Society Solomon Johansson - Lot B, Woodland Janne L."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"… Nylander, 1864-1943 Nylander & Baker X Olof Olson Nylander was born on the 14th of June in 1864 in Ysted, Sweden."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Olson Survey Chart, Islesboro, 1884Islesboro Historical Society Islesboro, Maine has a long, fascinating history that goes back to the 17th…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Maine in Vietnam - Not to be Forgotten
by Karen L. Olson, M.D.

How Veterans' Voices started.

Story

The Joys of Kayaking - Pam's Story
by Pam Ferris-Olson

Pam has kayaked in many special places but her fondest memories are being made on Casco Bay