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Item 135818

"The Bee has Landed," Weld, ca. 1980

"The Bee has Landed," Weld, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1980 Location: Weld Media: Pencil on paper

Item 135842

Furbish's Lousewort, Van Buren, 1880

Furbish's Lousewort, Van Buren, 1880

Contributed by: New England Botanical Society Date: 1880 Location: Van Buren Media: Botanical specimen

Item 135841

Furbish’s Lousewort, Fort Kent, 1881

Furbish’s Lousewort, Fort Kent, 1881

Contributed by: Harvard University Herbarium Date: 1881 Location: Fort Kent Media: Botanical specimen

Online Exhibits

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Bird and butterfly display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

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"Chops and Tomato Sauce" as prepared for Samuel Pickwick, ca. 1890

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes

Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes showcases historic recipes, dating from the 18th century to the 1950s, like sweet treats, traditional favorites, promotional printings, medicinal concoctions, curious libations, and recipes that have fallen out of favor.

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Mary Mitchell Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.