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Keywords: Fathers and sons

Historical Items

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Item 22568

George Akeley and sons, ca. 1923

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1923 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 101519

Roger B. Shepard and sons, Biddeford, ca. 1916

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1916 Location: Biddeford; St. Paul Media: Glass Negative

Item 35957

Henry and William Pierce, New York, ca. 1907

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1907 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151718

Ricker house alterations, Poland, 1927-1929

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927–1929 Location: Poland Client: H. W. Ricker Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 151645

Stevens architectural office, Portland, 1912-1978

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912–1978 Location: Portland Client: Stevens Architects Architect: John Calvin Stevens
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Online Exhibits

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Father John Bapst: Catholicism's Defender and Promoter

Father John Bapst, a Jesuit, knew little of America or Maine when he arrived in Old Town in 1853 from Switzerland. He built churches and defended Roman Catholics against Know-Nothing activists, who tarred and feathered the priest in Ellsworth in 1854.

Exhibit

Lock of George Washington's Hair

Correspondence between Elizabeth Wadsworth, her father Peleg Wadsworth and Martha Washington's secretary about the gift of a lock of George Washington's hair to Eliza.

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A Soldier's Declaration of Independence

William Bayley of Falmouth (Portland) was a soldier in the Continental Army, seeing service at Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, Monmouth Court House, and Saratoga, among other locations. His letters home to his mother reveal much about the economic hardships experienced by both soldiers and those at home.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"died in 1824, leaving his wife and young son, also named John, with little financial security. The house the couple had bought was taken away."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"Josiah went into business with his father, and later took control of his father's real estate. Josiah lost a hand in an explosion while supervising…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… and various activities were like during their father's life. The Martins had six children, only two of whom survived their parents."

My Maine Stories

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Story

My father's world - the old farm in Richmond, Maine
by Donald C. Cunningham

A story about my father and our family.

Story

Langdon Burton and the Cold, Wet Tourists
by Phil Tedrick

A father and son have their vacation experience totally changed by an encounter with a fisherman

Story

Two generations tell the family's Paper story
by Normand and Richard Paradis

Father and son discuss their lives working for International Paper and changes over time