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Historical Items

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Item 31899

Robert Henry Gay, Biddeford, 1887

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1887 Location: Biddeford Media: Cabinet photograph

Mystery Corner Item

Item 101495

"Winthrop Tower," ca. 1910

Mystery Corner Item Where and what is "Winthrop Tower"?

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Media: Glass Negative

Item 101497

Hollingsworth & Whitney Co., Winslow, ca. 1910

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Winslow Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

May Baskets, a Dog, and a Party for Children

Two women thinking intruders were coming into their Biddeford Pool home, let the dog out to chase them away. Later, they discovered the truth about the noise at their door.

Exhibit

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.