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Item 148503

Tombstone Every Mile/Heart Talk, 1965

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1965 Location: Bangor Media: Polyvinyl chloride
This record contains 2 images.

Item 148504

Tombstone Every Mile, 1966

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1966 Media: Phonograph record
This record contains 2 images.

Item 103819

FDR asks Mainers for vote, Portland, 1932

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1932-10-31 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Swami Ramanathan, Myron Phelps and Countess Canavarro at Green Acre, Eliot, ca. 1900

The Advent of Green Acre, A Baha'i Center of Learning

The Green Acre Baha'i School began as Green Acre Conferences, established by Sarah Jane Farmer in Eliot. She later became part of the Baha'i Faith and hosted speakers and programs that promoted peace. In 1912, the leader of the Baha'i Faith, 'Abdu'l-Baha, visited Green Acre, where hundreds saw him speak.

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Music in Maine - Country Music

"Tombstone Every Mile/Heart Talk, 1965Maine Historical Society Tombstone Every Mile, 1966Maine Historical Society A Career in Country Music…"

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Chapman School patriotism, Portland, ca. 1920

"Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

Concern about immigrants and their loyalty in the post World War I era led to programs to "Americanize" them -- an effort to help them learn English and otherwise adjust to life in the United States. Clara Soule ran one such program for the Portland Public Schools, hoping it would help the immigrants be accepted.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"… but rather, serves as the common ground and heart of Scarborough. On average, 2500 visitors come to the Library each week."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"… 7, 1834 Chief Francis Joseph Neptune died at the age of 74, some say from a broken heart because his wife Mary passed just a few days before him."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… New Portland is a singular town, with one beating heart. New Portland is a tract of land six miles square, whose center is about five minutes south…"