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Historical Items

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Item 21093

Tender, Mt. Desert, 1944

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: 1944-11-09 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 21092

Buoy Tender built by Mt. Desert Yacht Yard, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Great Harbor Maritime Museum Date: circa 1943 Location: Mount Desert; Ellsworth Media: Photographic print

Item 28718

Association Football [Soccer] Game, Saco, ca. 1912

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1912 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 85633

Gate Tender's house, South Side Woodford Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Use: Gate Tender's house

Item 96136

160 Woodford Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Use: Gate Tender's house

Item 32256

112 Ashmont Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Style: Railroad Victorian Use: Railroad - Gate Tender's Shanty

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

Exhibit

Lock of George Washington's Hair

Correspondence between Elizabeth Wadsworth, her father Peleg Wadsworth and Martha Washington's secretary about the gift of a lock of George Washington's hair to Eliza.

Exhibit

Fallen Heroes: Jewish Soldiers and Sailors, The Great War

Thirty-four young Jewish men from Maine died in the service of their country in the two World Wars. This project, including a Maine Memory Network exhibit, is meant to say a little something about some of them. More than just names on a public memorial marker or grave stone, these men were getting started in adult life. They had newly acquired high school and college diplomas, they had friends, families and communities who loved and valued them, and felt the losses of their deaths.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 17 of 17

"… there is one in every heart; and God help and tenderly pity them who cannot lock the unwelcome visitor in some who cannot lock the unwelcome…"

Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864

"… working for Prince as a bookkeeper and store tender. Martin, who began writing and illustrating a journal reflecting on his life and activities…"

Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin apple tree, Bangor, ca. 1862

"… with a red cheek the flesh when ripe a juicy tender tart very sharp." In 1862, the tree was heavily laden with apples when a September tornado…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

If you wanted a good job, the mill was the place to be.
by Brent Gay

Changes in the paper industry, labor strikes, and the community around International Paper's mills

Story

Working at International Paper and being part of the community
by Gary Desjardens

Working for International Paper and volunteering for the Special Olympics of America

Story

My paper making history
by Rick Simoneau

The history of my grandfather, father, and I working in the mills instilled a sense of community