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Historical Items

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Item 7391

67th General Hospital War Unit, Portland, 1942

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1942-08-28 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 148812

Captain Edgar Dorr aboard the "Sunbeam II," ca. 1928

Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: circa 1928 Media: Photographic print

Item 148866

Guests at the launch of the "Sunbeam IV," Rhode Island, 1964

Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: 1964-09-02 Location: Warren Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

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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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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

Site Pages

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"… including “removing sick people to mainland hospitals.” (Westbrook, 173) Leila WhitehillSwan's Island Historical Society The town paid…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… he completed his residency at the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine in Portland. He arrived in Scarborough in 1944 and opened his first office in the…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"English guests all too often misinterpreted such hospitality, misunderstanding the obligations that accompanied the privilege of sharing space."

My Maine Stories

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John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

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My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne

Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima

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Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall

As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.