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Historical Items

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Item 10229

Letter from Theodore Parker to Elizabeth Mountfort, July 20, 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1850-07-20 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 27081

Roxy Parker, Islesboro, 1930

Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: 1930 Location: Islesboro Media: Photographic print

Item 17170

Letter to Parker Cleaveland from Boston book dealers, 1810

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1810 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 37750

104 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Hattie Parker Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 41771

Assessor's Record, 52-56 Cross Street (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Hollivan & Parker Use: Shop - Metal

Item 58663

59 Irving Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Parker . Weymouth Use: Dwelling - Single family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151823

Wallace residence, Yarmouth, 1995-2002

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1995–2002 Location: Yarmouth Client: Neil Wallace Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 151366

Miller residence, Mount Desert, 2003

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2003 Location: Mount Desert Client: Natalie Miller Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect

Item 150282

Summer residence at Christmas Cove for Mr. Murray Shipley, South Bristol, 1916-1918

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916–1918 Location: South Bristol Client: Murray Shipley Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Hiking, Art and Science: Portland's White Mountain Club

In 1873, a group of men, mostly from Portland, formed the second known hiking club in the U.S., the White Mountain Club of Portland, to carry out their scientific interests, their love of hiking and camaraderie, and their artistic interests in painting and drawing the features of several of the White Mountains.

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Good Will-Hinckley: Building a Landscape

The landscape at the Good Will-Hinckley campus in Fairfield was designed to help educate and influence the orphans and other needy children at the school and home.

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For the Union: Civil War Deaths

More than 9,000 Maine soldiers and sailors died during the Civil War while serving with Union forces. This exhibit tells the stories of a few of those men.

Site Pages

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Blue Hill, Maine - The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Description The Homestead and tennis court at Parker Point, Blue Hill, 1907. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"They settled in many places; among them, Parker Point in Blue Hill. The word rusticator is derived from the word rustic, which relates to country…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… disembarked at the wharves on Peters’ Point or Parker Point where they might be met by horse-drawn carriages to take them up Tenney Hill to George…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Betty Cody, country music legend
by Maine Historical Society

Betty Cody is noted as Maine's most recognized female singer

Story

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars