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Historical Items

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Item 79906

Capt. Charles Barnard letter from Ship Island, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans, LA; Mobile, AL; Mississippi City, MS Media: Ink on paper

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Item 73966

Gen. Shepley inquiry about soldier, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Baton Rouge, LA; New Orleans, LA Media: Ink on paper

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Item 79920

Charles Barnard to wife, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-06-02 Location: New Orleans, LA Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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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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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

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Cosmopolitan stylings of Mildred and Madeleine Burrage

Born in Portland, sisters Mildred Giddings Burrage (1890-1983) and Madeleine Burrage (1891-1976) were renowned artists and world travelers. Mildred's experiences studying painting in Paris and Italy, and the sisters' trips to Mexico and Guatemala inspired their artwork and shared passions for cosmopolitan and stylish attire. Housed at Maine Historical Society, The Burrage Papers include selections of original advertising drawings called "line sheets" from Parisian fashion houses dating from 1928 to 1936. Images of Madeleine's gemstone jewelry and Mildred's artwork accompany intimate family photographs of the sisters.

Site Pages

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"Champlain, Samuel de. "Les Voyages de La Nouvelle-France Occidentale," Dicte Canada. Paris, 1632. Fischer, David Hackett."

My Maine Stories

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down