Keywords: Press pass
Item 82164
Press ID Badge, Clay-Liston Boxing Match, Lewiston, 1965
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1965-05-25 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink on paper
Item 57182
Elise F. White World's Fair pass, New York, 1939
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1939 Location: New York Media: Ink on paper, photograph
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Exhibit
Mainers, like residents of other states, had differing views about slavery and abolition in the early to mid decades of the 19th century. Religion and economic factors were among the considerations in determining people's leanings.
Site Page
Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote
"… Massachusetts Senate from June 11 to June 15, and passed 26-11. Two days later the bill passed on the floor of the House, 193-59.[29] Finally…"
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4
"Portland, ME: Longfellow Press, 1953. Karr, Paul and Jeff Clark. "Oasis of Wilderness." Down East Magazine, September, 1995. Leamon, James S."
Story
From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie
Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.
Story
The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona
Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.
