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Historical Items

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Item 10968

George Bush, Dorothy Walker Bush, Billy Graham, Kennebunkport, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-09-03 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print

Item 103942

Surf near Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, ca. 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1923 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Glass Negative

Item 11095

Vice President George Bush, Kennebunkport, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus

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.

Exhibit

Presidents and Campaigns

Several Mainers have run for president or vice president, a number of presidents, past presidents, and future presidents have had ties to the state or visited here, and, during campaign season, many presidential candidates and their family members have brought their campaigns to Maine.

Exhibit

John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More

John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"… for completing the task of “removing trees, bushes, and all vegetable matter” was awarded to James McGregor Bros. of Rumford, ME."

Site Page

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush, who raised over $2 million over the years through the annual George H.W. Bush Celebrity Golf Classic."

Site Page

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… gained free admission by hiding out in the bushes there and then blending in with the crowd entering the Park."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Lloyd LaFountain III family legacy and creating own path
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Lloyd followed in his family’s footsteps of serving Biddeford and the State of Maine.

Story

A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner

With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.

Story

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR