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Historical Items

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Item 148475

Elise Fellows White in Portland, 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 1503

Stephen King, Drew Barrymore, Bangor, ca. 1984

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1984 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Music in Maine - Music Education

"Radio and film star Gene Autry (1907-1998), known as the “singing cowboy” sold children-sized guitars to meet this market need."

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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.

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Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… singing cowboys of the American West, like screen star Gene Autry, Maine musicians adopted Western wear fashion trends, including cowboy boots and…"

Site Pages

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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… program “Float of Cobscook Tribe.” Eastern Star Centennial parade float, Lubec, 1911Lubec Memorial Library Cobscook Tribe No."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… also manifested muncipal devotion with streamers, stars, and stripes. Centennial decor, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Clicking on and…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"He was the first in the family attend, even though he was not the oldest child. He came home for the summers and sometimes on the weekends."

My Maine Stories

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Service in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan by MAJ Adam R. Cote
by Adam R. Cote

Military Service has had a deep impact my life

Story

making light
by David Johansen

My relationship with Maine and how and why I make neon lights here.

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An Asian American Account
by Zabrina

An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.