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Historical Items

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Item 79574

Lincolnite yearbook editorial page, South Bristol, 1931

Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: 1931 Location: South Bristol Media: Ink on paper

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Item 135797

AR Stone’s Portland Society for Natural History membership form, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1866 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
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Item 12577

Adam Simpson Green, Colby College in Waterville, 1887

Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections Date: circa 1887 Location: Waterville Media: Albumen print

Online Exhibits

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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.

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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

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The Mainspring of Fashion

The mainspring of fashion is the process whereby members of one class imitate the styles of another, who in turn are driven to ever new expedients of fashionable change.

Site Pages

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"[1] Schriver, Edward O. and David C. Smith, eds., Maine: A History through Selected Readings, (Orono: University of Maine at Orono, 1985), 65-68."

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Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"As Steve Clark, corresponding secretary of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club says, “his name is still in a legendary status.”"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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My Maine Stories

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An Asian American Account
by Zabrina

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

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From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie

Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.

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The Equal Freedom to Marry
by Mary L Bonauto

Marriage Equality, Maine, and the U.S. Supreme Court