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Historical Items

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Item 15665

Rowland Delano, ca. 1865

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: circa 1865 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 11296

Katahdin from Golden Road, 1987

Contributed by: Baxter State Park Date: 1987 Location: Mt. Katahdin Twp. Media: Photographic print

Item 19401

Letter from founder of Golden Sheaf Grange, 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928 Location: Sherman Mills; Baraboo Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

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People, Pets & Portraits

Informal family photos often include family pets -- but formal, studio portraits and paintings also often feature one person and one pet, in formal attire and pose.

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Toy Len Goon: Mother of the Year

Toy Len Goon of Portland, an immigrant from China, was a widow with six children when she was selected in 1952 as America's Mother of the Year.

Site Pages

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Millinocket Fire Department

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"… 1970s and early 1980s on Swan's Island were the "golden years" for the Swan's Island softball team. Swan's Island softball team, 1958Swan's…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… yellow perch, chain pickerel, minnows, lake chub, golden shiner, common shiner, redbelly dace, creek chub, white sucker, hornpout, pumpkinseed…"

My Maine Stories

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My Journey: Training Service Dogs in Prison
by Anonymous (Maine State Prison)

Inmates at Maine State Prison train dogs as service and companion animals. This is one story.

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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars