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Historical Items

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Item 101279

Oliver Wolcott on welfare of family, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-04-23 Location: Philadelphia; Litchfield Media: Ink on paper

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Item 82319

Rachel Field, Arthur Pederson, Cranberry Isles, 1935

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Digital image

Item 25821

First Traverse Jury in York County, Saco, 1910

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1910 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Great Cranberry Island's Preble House

The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

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A Day for Remembering

Most societies have had rituals or times set aside to honor ancestors, those who have died and have paved the way for the living. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is the day Americans have set aside for such remembrances.

Site Pages

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"Jacob and Lyman Abbott's Desk, Farmington, ca. 1830Farmington Historical Society Jacob Abbott was the second child of Jacob and Lydia Abbot."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… of lower Knox Street, currently the site of the Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Company. Leverett named his new settlement Lincoln, which was in the area…"