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Historical Items

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Item 105281

Students at Cottage Farm School, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1913

Courtesy of Tom Richards, an individual partner Date: circa 1913 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic Print

Item 105226

Cottage Farm School, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1914

Courtesy of Tom Richards, an individual partner Date: circa 1914 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic Print

Item 18323

Cottage Farm School children, Cape Elizabeth, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

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Home Ties: Sebago During the Civil War

Letters to and from Sebago soldiers who served in the Civil War show concern on both sides about farms and other issues at home as well as concern from the home front about soldiers' well-being.

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Site Pages

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"The Semmes converted the farm from a dairy farm to a riding school where all five family members, Carl, Abby, Sally, Donald, and Richard, were…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… Vineyard – an island just off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass. Their roots went back several generations on the Vineyard, and in addition to being…"

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… to as Otter's Tail Squatters living on No Man's Cape. They worked together as a tight-knit group. Main Street, Looking East, Surry, 1914Surry…"