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Historical Items

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Item 105959

Straw farm on Patterson Road, Limerick, ca. 1880

Courtesy of Julia May, an individual partner Date: circa 1880 Location: Limerick Media: Photographic Print

Item 48979

Woven straw hat, ca. 1838

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1838 Location: Portland Media: Straw, silk

Item 48971

Woman's straw bonnet, ca. 1883

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1883 Location: USA Media: Straw, lace, felt, satin

Tax Records

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Item 37726

63-65 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Elizabeth Straw Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 64638

25-27 Munjoy Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Hattie A. Straw Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 86570

89-93 Winter Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Emma L Porter Use: Apartment

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150429

Plans for Charles H. Briggs, Auburn, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Auburn Client: Charles H. Briggs Architect: George M. Coombs

Online Exhibits

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San Life: the Western Maine Sanatorium, 1928-1929

Merle Wadleigh of Portland, who was in his mid 20s, took and saved photographs that provide a glimpse into the life of a tuberculosis patient at the Western Maine Sanatorium in Hebron in 1928-1929.

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Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan

Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.

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Horace W. Shaylor: Portland Penman

Horace W. Shaylor, a native of Ohio, settled in Portland and turned his focus to handwriting, developing several unique books of handwriting instruction. He also was a talented artist.

Site Pages

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Guilford Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - CONTACT US

"CONTACT US Straw and Martin Insurance and C.A. Smith Photography, ca. 1880Guilford Historical Society The Straw and Martin Building shown here…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor parade, July 4, 1865

"… is dressed in "white waste and fashionable felt & straw hat" as depicted by John Martin (1823-1904), a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper who…"

My Maine Stories

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My grandfather was the ultimate horse whisperer
by Ron Joseph

Childhood memories of time on my grandparents' dairy farm in Mercer during the 1950s and 60s

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My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne

Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima