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Item 152258

"Horrid Murder" pamphlet, Boston, 1818

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1818 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

Item 15611

Houlton Women's Club play, 1914

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1914-02-24 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 63345

John Sheahan note on Gettysburg victory, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Gettysburg; Dennysville Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Don't drink the vanilla, Lumber camp, ca. 1910

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… an alcoholic content, was imbibed by the truly desperate. Bird's eye view of National Soldier's Home, Togus near Augusta, 1878Osher Map…"

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For the Union: Civil War Deaths

More than 9,000 Maine soldiers and sailors died during the Civil War while serving with Union forces. This exhibit tells the stories of a few of those men.

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John P. Sheahan, 1st Maine Cavalry, 31st Maine Infantry

John P. Sheahan of Dennysville served in the 1st Maine Cavalry from August 1862 until March 1864 when he was commissioned as a lieutenant in Co. E of the 31st Maine Infantry. His letters reveal much about the life of a soldier, including political views and thoughts about the war.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"… seeing the growth brought by the railroad, were desperate to have train service and approached the New Brunswick Railway (later known as the…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Thieves in Bangor, ca. 1865

"13 is Cornelius Sullivan, "the most daring and desperate shaved head ever in Bangor." Martin often made disparaging remarks about Irish immigrants."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… Emerson Baker observed, “the Kennebec Proprietors desperately sought” to secure their own claims against “the opposing claims of the Pejepscot…"