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Keywords: Medals

Historical Items

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Item 111880

Bronze medal from 1854 Exhibition, Portland, 1854

Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: 1854 Location: Portland Media: Bronze medal

Item 111878

Bronze Medal awarded at exhibition, 1859

Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: 1859 Location: Portland Media: bronze

Item 111798

MCMA silver medal, Portland, 1826

Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: 1826 Location: Portland Media: Silver medal

Tax Records

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Item 40130

1119-1121 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George Libby Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Store

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151442

Thaxter house on Cushing Island, Portland, ca. 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Portland Client: Sidney Warren Thaxter Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 151658

S. W. Thaxter house, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Client: S. W. Thaxter Architect: John Calvin Stevens and Albert Winslow Cobb Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Women, War, and the Homefront

When America entered the Great War in 1917, the government sent out pleas for help from American women, many of whom responded at the battle front and on the home front.

Exhibit

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Exhibit

Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine

Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, European Campaign Medal with two battle stars, plus the French Croix-de-Guerre."

Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware Store window display, Lincoln, ca. 1943

"… display shows pictures of World War II soldiers, medals and other memorabilia pertaining to World War II soldiers from the Lincoln area."

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Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"He has now earned the highest medal, the Medal of Honor. Gary Gordon was the leader of a sniper team known as Detachment-Force, or also known as…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Service in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan by MAJ Adam R. Cote
by Adam R. Cote

Military Service has had a deep impact my life

Story

Nemo's Nightmare of World War I
by Mike and Bryan Luciano

Franklyn J. "Nemo" Burbank of Livermore Falls was our ancestor who fought in World War I.

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2024 Maine History Maker Celebration Event
by Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society's 2024 Maine History Maker event, honoring Joan Benoit Samuelson.