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Historical Items

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Item 18170

Sebago Post Office desk, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Sebago Media: Wood

Item 103237

Ransford W. Shaw’s law office, Houlton, 1908

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1908-12-29 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 36021

Office of the Heselton House, Skowhegan, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150202

Daigle & Daigle hardware & furniture store, mortuary rooms, office, & apartments, Fort Kent, 1945-1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945–1946 Location: Fort Kent Client: Daigle & Daigle Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

Exhibit

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Exhibit

Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"The post offices continued in private homes without a formal name until 1837. When the newly-named Strong Post Office moved to a three-story…"

Site Page

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… five nights a week and slept on a sofa in the office. She was allowed to sleep after 11 p.m., but farmers would wake her about 5 a.m."

Site Page

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"Carl Stinchfield, an officer of Strong Historical Society, was born and raised in Strong. Although he left for 28 years, he returned to the family…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea

This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily