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Historical Items

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Item 11188

Sophie May House in Norridgewock, ca. 1845

Contributed by: Norridgewock Historical Society Date: circa 1845 Location: Norridgewock Media: Photographic print

Item 33326

Joseph T. & Ella Jordan Mason home, Biddeford, 1896

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1896 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 7901

Authors group lithograph, 1883

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1883 Media: Lithograph

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111967

Clifford cottage on Cushing Island, Portland, 1908-1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908–1912 Location: Portland Client: Phillip G. Clifford Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111665

Longfellow's Birthplace on corner of Fore and Hancock, Portland, 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950-04-26 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects

Item 110459

Weisgall-Wilder residence planting plans, Rockport, 1999-2001

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999–2001 Location: Rockport Client: Deborah Weisgall Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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Writing Women

Published women authors with ties to Maine are too numerous to count. They have made their marks in all types of literature.

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Student Exhibit: Rebecca Sophie Clarke

Sophie May, whose real name was Rebecca Clarke, was the author of over 40 books between 1861 and 1903. She wrote the "Little Prudy Series" based on the little town of Norridgewock.

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Of Note: Maine Sheet Music

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.

Site Pages

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Old Berwick Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo Raynes remembrance of trip around Cape Horn

"… Raynes' death in 1914 when the unidentified author found a transcript he thought was lost of Raynes' remembrances of the trip around Cape Horn."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… (1823-1904), an accountant, shopkeeper, and author and illustrator of a journal recounting his life and experiences in the Bangor area, drew this…"

My Maine Stories

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In an Old, Abandoned Island House, I Found my Mentor and my Muse
by Robin Clifford Wood

An aspiring writer finds inspiration and a mentor from the past in an old island home.

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars

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August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small

How the Vietnam war affected my life