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Historical Items

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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 23851

Pierce sisters to brother, Baldwin, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Baldwin; Gorham Media: Ink on paper

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Item 21384

Loammi Baldwin to Josiah Pierce, 1786

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1786 Location: Woburn Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Locket of George Washington's hair, ca. 1850

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.

Exhibit

Headstone of Joshua Allen, 1805, Portland, 1966

A Day for Remembering

Most societies have had rituals or times set aside to honor ancestors, those who have died and have paved the way for the living. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is the day Americans have set aside for such remembrances.

Exhibit

Child's chair with portrait, Portland, 1908

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Site Pages

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Dyar rural school building, Strong, ca. 1910

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Julia's grief was so great that she was unable to continue and then spent her time writing poetry, much of which was published."

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Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Julia's grief was so great that she was unable to continue and spent her time writing poetry, much of which was published."

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… one that had to have caused great sadness and grief among those remaining in Surry. Economy By 1870, Surry was producing goods for the clothing…"