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Historical Items

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Item 17694

Pump Organ from North Sebago Methodist Church, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Sebago Media: Oak

Item 18196

Helen Stickney, North Sebago, 1963

Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society Date: 1963 Location: Sebago Media: Photographic print

Item 16302

Houlton's 1861 hand pumper, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1930 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years

While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.

Exhibit

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Exhibit

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… for the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, Pump and Block Makers, Mast and Spar Makers, Rope Makers, Riggers and Sail Makers, 1841 William…"

Site Pages

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Site Page

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

"­­­For several years, they maintained a water pump at the north end of town to supply a reservoir for fire protection."

Site Page

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"Some of the old quarry pumps were in good condition, having been preserved over the decades by water, but deteriorated upon exposure to the air."

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Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… to the fire department with the best kept trucks, pumps, or anything along those lines. Host Muster Ribbon, Fire Association, Hallowell, July…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C

Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine