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Keywords: Marbles

Historical Items

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Item 22027

Sebastian S. Marble, Waldoboro, ca. 1887

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1887 Location: Augusta; Waldoboro Media: Carte de visite

Item 35538

Marble Works, Alfred, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Parsons Memorial Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Alfred Media: Phototransparency

Item 35257

Marble Block, Biddeford, ca. 1890

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1890 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 32713

Assessor's Record, 181-183 Bolton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Rose M Marble Use: Garage

Item 33003

181-183 Bolton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Rose M. Marble Use: Dwelling - Three Family

Item 32714

Assessor's Record, 184 Bolton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles Burr Marble Use: Garage

Online Exhibits

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Presque Isle and the Civil War

Presque Isle had fewer than 1,000 residents in 1860, but it still felt the impact of the Civil War. About half of the town's men went off to war. Of those, a third died. The effects of the war were widespread in the small community.

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A Brief History of Colby College

Colby originated in 1813 as Maine Literary and Theological Institution and is now a small private liberal arts college of about 1,800 students. A timeline of the history and development of Colby College from 1813 until the present.

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Summer Camps

Maine is home to dozens of summer-long youth camps and untold numbers of day camps that take advantage of water, woods, and fresh air. While the children, counselors, and other staff come to Maine in the summer, the camps live on throughout the year and throughout the lives of many of the campers.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Memorials 1900

"Thompson. Presque Isle Memorial 1900 Mostly Marble in those days View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Thompson's Memorial

"Thompson in 1886. The marble shop created memorial works, including headstones and gravestones. After Thompson died in 1912, Frank Barney, his son…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"… of the mantels are of the coveted Thomaston black marble, exports of which generated an annual revenue of some $20-$30,000 during this period."

My Maine Stories

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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

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Annette Addorio: 100+ years of memories from full life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford

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A Story in a Stick
by Jim Moulton

A story about dowsing for a well in Bowdoin