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Historical Items

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Item 27178

Thomaston Harbor from St. George Road, Thomaston, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 22260

New Road at Harbourside, Northeast Harbor, 1957

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: 1957 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 28295

G.W. Pierce letter from Illinois, 1829

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1829 Location: Trinity Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 86295

Griffin property, N.W. side City Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George E. Griffin Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 86331

Griffin property, N.W. side City Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George E. Griffin Use: Fish Shack

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116467

House for Jessie Wright, Cape Elizabeth, 1913-1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1913–1924 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Jessie Wright Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111598

David A. Calhoun house, Cape Elizabeth, 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: David A. Calhoun Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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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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The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"George or Georges River, where it bends west for a short distance before heading north and inland some 40 miles to the village of Warren and beyond."

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"George A. Martin of St. Johnsbury, Vermont. A concert at 7:30 by the Bangor Band featured a march, Guilford Centennial, by Lee Sanford, a former…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Academy, Blue Hill, 1913Blue Hill Public Library George Stevens and His Academy George Stevens and his brother Theodore first arrived in Blue…"

My Maine Stories

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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

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John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars