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Historical Items

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Item 151981

Log cabins in the woods, ca. 1906

Courtesy of John Howard, an individual partner Date: 1906 Media: Film negative

Item 26567

Snowmobiling in Maine, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Northeast Historic Film Date: circa 1969 Media: filmstrip, 16mm

Item 1017

Canoeing on Williams Stream, 1887

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1887-08-08 Media: Cabinet photograph

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

John Dunn, 19th Century Sportsman

John Warner Grigg Dunn was an accomplished amateur photographer, hunter, fisherman and lover of nature. On his trips to Ragged Lake and environs, he became an early innovator among amateur wildlife photographers. His photography left us with a unique record of the Moosehead Lake region in the late nineteenth century.

Exhibit

World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine

Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.

Exhibit

Otisfield's One-Room Schoolhouses

Many of the one-room schoolhouses in Otisfield, constructed from 1839 through the early twentieth century, are featured here. The photos, most of which also show teachers and children, were taken between 1898 and 1998.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 17 of 17

"… who cannot lock the unwelcome visitor in some remote recess, but at whose musings the sorrowing shadow will unbidden come.” View/Download the…"

Site Page

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"… goods, people, and information to and from their remote home. So, too, have they adapted to make a living off the sea that separates them from the…"

Site Page

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… raw materials, finished goods—and fashion news—to remote or newly settled areas. The discovery of chemical dyes and the gradual growth of a…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small

How the Vietnam war affected my life

Story

Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey

Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics