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Historical Items

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Item 6122

Weighing in, North School, Portland, 1932

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1932-03-21 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 104278

Class photo, Queen's Hospital School of Nursing, Portland, 1931

Contributed by: Northern Light Mercy Hospital Date: 1931 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 104280

Queen's Hospital School of Nursing graduates, Portland, 1938

Contributed by: Northern Light Mercy Hospital Date: 1938 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Among the Lungers: Treating TB

Tuberculosis -- or consumption as it often was called -- claimed so many lives and so threatened the health of communities that private organizations and, by 1915, the state, got involved in TB treatment. The state's first tuberculosis sanatorium was built on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron and introduced a new philosophy of treatment.

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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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One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

Site Pages

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"School of Nursing Class Photos Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Class Photographs The Mercy Hospital School of Nursing operated from 1920 to…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"In the autumn of 1918, the greatest health crisis in the city’s history struck Portland. Known at the time as the Spanish Influenza, the pandemic of…"

My Maine Stories

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2020 Sheltering in Place Random Notes During COVID-19
by Phyllis Merriam, LCSW

Sheltering-in-Place personal experiences in mid-coast Maine (Rockland) during March and April 2020

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An Asian American Account
by Zabrina

An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sister Madeleine D’Anjou: Many detours lead to a rewarding life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

What a journey! Sister Maddie says that "God writes straight on crooked lines."