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Historical Items

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Item 20644

Swedish Lutheran Church of Stockholm, ca. 1930

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Photographic print

Item 20342

Swedish Baptist Church of New Sweden, ca. 1938

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 148664

Swedish festival, New Sweden, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1970 Location: New Sweden; Stockholm; Westmoreland Media: Photographic postcard

Tax Records

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Item 86602

45-47 Wilmot Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Swedish Baptist Church Use: Dwelling - Two Family & Church

Item 86606

45-47 Wilmot Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Swedish Baptist Church Use: Dwelling - Two family

Online Exhibits

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A Parade, an Airplane and Two Weddings

Two couples, a parade from downtown Caribou to the airfield, and two airplane flights were the scene in 1930 when the couples each took off in a single-engine plane to tie the knot high over Aroostook County.

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

Exhibit

Extracting Wealth

Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"Lucia. Swedish folk dancing and the sounds of Swedish music can still be heard during the various festivals and celebrations."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony New Sweden fields, ca. 1938New Sweden Historical Society Before the Swedes, there was the forest."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony

"A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony Click to view the photo essay Tools were a necessary part of every farmer's and…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

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