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Keywords: Harpswell, Maine

Historical Items

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Item 12626

Mereconege Neck, Harpswell, ca. 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1760 Location: Harpswell Media: Ink on paper

Item 11739

Map of Harpswell, 1771

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1771-06-17 Location: Harpswell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20961

Captain Farrin house, Harpswell, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Harpswell Media: Stereograph

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151681

Barrett cottage alterations, Harpswell, 1949

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1949 Location: Harpswell Client: Oliver C. Barrett Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects

Item 150995

James P. Gardner residence, Harpswell, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Harpswell Client: Jas. P. Gardner Architect: John P. Thomas

Item 151007

Cottage for Mr. E. Farington Abbott, Harpswell, 1929

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929 Location: Harpswell Client: E. Farington Abbott Architect: John P. Thomas

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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Doing Good: Medical Stories of Maine

Throughout Maine’s history, individuals have worked to improve and expand medical care, not only for the health of those living in Maine, but for many around the world who need care and help.

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Summer Camps

Maine is home to dozens of summer-long youth camps and untold numbers of day camps that take advantage of water, woods, and fresh air. While the children, counselors, and other staff come to Maine in the summer, the camps live on throughout the year and throughout the lives of many of the campers.

Site Pages

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Man wearing Masonic regalia, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society Fraternal orders enjoyed widespread popularity in nineteenth century Maine, and many…"

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… of the William Barnes Alexander House in North Harpswell and in a tintype of the Cyrus Buck House in West Enfield."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… mysterious shipwreck of The Don, off the coast of Harpswell, on June 29, 1941, took the lives of 34 men and women from the Rumford/Mexico/Dixfield…"

My Maine Stories

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Tapestry, Seine Twine and Burlesque
by Barbara Burns

My work as a tapestry artist and dancer in Maine.