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Historical Items

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Item 16359

Little Lemons Baseball Sign, Lisbon Falls, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Painted wood

Item 15647

Edward Little High School, Auburn, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Durham Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Auburn Media: Postcard

Item 6898

Edward Little High School, Auburn, ca. 1874

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1874 Location: Auburn Media: Phototransparency

Online Exhibits

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Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

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From French Canadians to Franco-Americans

French Canadians who emigrated to the Lewiston-Auburn area faced discrimination as children and adults -- such as living in "Little Canada" tenements and being ridiculed for speaking French -- but also adapted to their new lives and sustained many cultural traditions.

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"An easy fitting three-quarter sleeved unlined edge to edge jacket completes the ensemble. Perhaps worn with white wide-heeled shoes and a neat little…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"The gown features a sack back with pleats falling from the shoulders into a train, a style still worn for dress occasions as late as 1770-1785."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… are defined by plain skirts, the rapid rise and fall of the sleeve, and the increased availability of silk."

My Maine Stories

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Story

It was like a family in the mill
by Arnold R. Couture

I saw a lot of changes at the International Paper Otis Mill during my 26 years as an electrician

Story

Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall

Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.

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A Story in a Stick
by Jim Moulton

A story about dowsing for a well in Bowdoin