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Keywords: Heritage societies

Historical Items

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Item 79375

Dedication of the Centre d'Héritage Franco-Américain, Auburn, 1983

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1983-03-20 Location: Auburn Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 79370

Trustees of the Centre d'Héritage Franco-Américain, ca. 1972

Mystery Corner Item Do you know these people?

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1972 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 14984

Linwood Elliot and Harriet N. Shaw, Orono, 1911

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1911 Location: Orono Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151826

Twadelle residence boundary survey, Rockport, 2005

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2005 Location: Rockport Client: Catherine Dodge Twadelle Architect: Gartley & Dorsky

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.

Exhibit

400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

Exhibit

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

Site Pages

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Farmington Historical Society

"… Farmington Community Heritage site[/url] [b]Selected Farmington Historical Society images:[/b] Farmington Historical Society PO Box 575 118…"

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New Portland Historical Society

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Surry Historical Society

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My Maine Stories

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Story

Tammy Ackerman: Falling in love with Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Someone "from away" who fell in love with Biddeford and contributed to its transformation

Story

Where are the French?
by Rhea Côté Robbins

Franco-Americans in Maine

Story

Senator Susan Deschambault: not afraid to take on challenges
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Honoring her family's small business roots and community service through her own unconventional path