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New Items
Added August 10, 2020
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Individual Partner
Added August 5, 2020
Item Contributed by
Brownfield Historical Society
Added June 25, 2020
Item Contributed by
Maine Historical Society
Added June 16, 2020
Item Contributed by
Individual Partner
Added June 5, 2020
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Individual Partner
Added May 29, 2020
Item Contributed by
Maine Historical Society
New My Maine Stories
Added June 23, 2020
Black Lives Matter Protest Portland, Maine
by Joanne Arnold
Documenting the signage at Portland Police Station following the BLM Protests of JUNE 2020
Added June 9, 2020
An Asian American Account
by Zabrina
An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Added June 2, 2020
63 year Presque Isle High School Class Reunion
by Kathryn E Joy
What happens when there are no more reunions planned.
New Exhibits
Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Verlie Greenleaf (1891-1992) bore witness to over a century of Westport Island's history. Many changes occurred during Verlie's 100-year life. Verlie Greenleaf donated photographs, personal notes, and sat for an interview in 1987, all part of the Westport Island History Committee's collection. Her words frame this exhibition, providing a first-person account of her life.
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
