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Item 100313

K.B. Sewall birthday wishes to daughters, Mobile, 1856

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1856-08-20 Location: Mobile; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 19277

Birthday letter to Burton Winslow, 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Lewiston; Saco Media: Ink on paper

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Item 36872

Marjorie Pike's birthday party, Lubec, ca. 1898, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

La St-Jean in Lewiston-Auburn

St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.

Exhibit

Miriam and Donald MacMillan, Greenland, 1947

The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

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Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, ca. 1920

MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years

Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"X Sources: 125th Birthday Committee Presents City of Presque Isle 125th Historical Booklet 1859-1984. Presque Isle, 1984."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"She came by boat and she celebrated her birthday at sea. When she came to New Sweden it was her and her uncle. Later her mom joined them."

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Police, City Marshal and Officers, Hallowell, 1888

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"This picture was taken on his sixtieth birthday in 1931. His last annual report was in 1945, and here are the statistics: "27 arrests with one for…"