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Historical Items

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Item 13324

Breakfast in camp, Beaver Brook, 1898

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1898 Media: Photographic print

Item 13301

Sam Love, Haynesville, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Haynesville Media: Photographic print

Item 149392

Benedict Arnold letterbook, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Augusta; Cambridge; Caratunk; Montreal; Norridgewock; Quebec; Saint-Henri; Sartigan; St. Maria; Waterville; Winslow Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"I once went with my father to a funeral in Beaver (now Brown) Street, and a decanter of liquor and glasses were set on the coffin" Reverend Elijah…"

Exhibit

Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

Exhibit

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

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.

Site Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Beaver hats were in fashion! Trappers also trapped mink, martin, rabbits, fishers, bears, and coyotes. A few trout from Valley Brook, Strong, ca."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The burned animal bones from their meals include beaver, snapping turtle, caribou, and bear. The Little Ice Age, between AD 1300 and 1850, likely had…"