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Item 116313

St. Louis Church, Fort Kent, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: 1911 Location: Fort Kent Media: Postcard

Item 6631

Aurelia G. Mace, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 1905

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1905-03-06 Location: New Gloucester Media: print, glass-plate negative

Item 35389

Testimonial Banquet ticket, Bangor, 1939

Contributed by: John Bapst Memorial High School Date: 1939-05-31 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

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Mary King Scrimgeour dress, Lewiston, ca. 1895

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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Shaarey Tphiloh synagogue, Portland, ca. 1911

Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland's Orthodox Synagogue

Shaarey Tphiloh was founded in 1904 by immigrants from Eastern Europe. While accommodating to American society, the Orthodox synagogue also has retained many of its traditions.

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.