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Historical Items

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Item 102951

"Fruit Cake For The Trenches" recipe, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 74770

'Maine Produces' button, ca. 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1980 Media: Metal, celluloid

Item 149775

VegFest poster, Portland, 2012

Courtesy of Avery Yale Kamila, an individual partner Date: 2012 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Maine's Untold Vegetarian History

Vegetarianism has deep roots in Maine and this first-of-its-kind exhibition explores this untold story.

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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

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Prohibition in Maine in the 1920s

Federal Prohibition took hold of America in 1920 with the passing of the Volstead Act that banned the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the US. However, Maine had the Temperance movement long before anyone was prohibited from taking part in one of America's most popular past times. Starting in 1851, the struggles between the "drys" and the "wets" of Maine lasted for 82 years, a period of time that was everything but dry and rife with nothing but illegal activity.

Site Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… the Latin word "granum," or "grain." The Grange movement has evolved to include non-farm rural families and communities."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… for medical, burial and housing expenses, and for food and household necessities. Members might help another veteran get a job or secure a loan."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Many people lived off the game for food. Phil Richards with his buck, Strong, ca. 1944Strong Historical Society There used to be a fine of…"

My Maine Stories

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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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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR