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Historical Items

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Item 18381

Rose window, Sts. Peter and Paul, Lewiston, 2004

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 2004 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 31077

Flood, Merchants Row, Hallowell, 1896

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1896 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Item 103199

Mrs. Z.C. Bolduc Dress & Cloak shop, Auburn, ca. 1903

Courtesy of Kathy Bolduc Amoroso, an individual partner Date: circa 1903 Location: Auburn Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

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West Baldwin Methodist Church

The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.

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Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic: Brooklin Schools

When Brooklin, located on the Blue Hill Peninsula, was incorporated in 1849, there were ten school districts and nine one-room school houses. As the years went by, population changes affected the location and number of schools in the area. State requirements began to determine ways that student's education would be handled. Regardless, education of the Brooklin students always remained a high priority for the town.

Site Pages

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"The rose window is high above where the original altar was located in the sanctuary. A minister who studied Greek said the words are not of the…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"The cells were placed off large halls, lined with windows capable of being moved on pulleys and weights."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"In 1826, the ice industry rose in popularity and employed thousands of people over the next seventy-five years."

My Maine Stories

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Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey

Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics

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Wabanaki-Greenland connections
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune

Exploring cultural resiliency in this time of rapidly changing climate.

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"Mama sings 'get your hands up'": Maria's Diary June 2020
by Maria

Maria, 7 years old, records impressions of staying with her grandparents in Somesville in June 2020.