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Historical Items

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Item 14970

Millard and Helene Baldwin, New Gloucester, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1925 Location: New Gloucester Media: Photographic print

Item 25645

Students in classroom, Pownal State School, ca. 1937

Contributed by: New Gloucester Historical Society Date: circa 1937 Location: New Gloucester Media: Photographic print

Item 8811

Herb catalog, United Society of Shakers, New Gloucester, 1864

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1864 Location: New Gloucester; New Gloucester Media: Paper

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Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151762

Opportunity Farm lodge, New Gloucester, 1983

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1983 Location: New Gloucester Client: Opportunity Farm Association Architect: Ward Cabin Co.
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Item 151760

Opportunity Farm fire escapes, New Gloucester, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: New Gloucester Client: Opportunity Farm Association Architect: Megquier & Jones Co.

Item 151761

Opportunity Farm cow barn, New Gloucester, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: New Gloucester Client: Opportunity Farm Association Architect: University of Maine Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture
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Online Exhibits

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In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

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Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"… in 1783, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester is, as of 2024, home to the only active Shaker Community in the world."

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Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775

At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.

Site Pages

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New Gloucester Historical Society

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… as of 2022 the Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. The Malaga community was erased."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"New Gloucester was an important destination in early times, since the courts met here from 1791 to 1805."