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Historical Items

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Item 25031

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow thank-you note, 1875

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1875 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 76596

Letter thanking Brig. Gen. Shepley for service, New Orleans, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 72082

Thank you note for Shepley donation, New Orleans, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Giving Thanks

Cultures from the ancient Greeks and Chinese to contemporary societies have set aside time to give thanks, especially for the harvest. In 1941, the United States set a permanent date for the observance.

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Notice of Daniel Webster death, Portland, 1852

A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides

Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.

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Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, Westport Island, 2016

Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

Site Pages

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Site Page

Champlain's map of Saco Bay and the Saco River, 1605

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - A word of thanks

"… staff at the Maine Community Heritage Project and the Maine Memory Network--Larissa, Kathy, Fran, Rachel, Kristie, and Steve. *Thank You!*"

Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Welcome

"Welcome X Thank you for visiting the Lincoln section of the MCHP Maine Memory Network website."

Site Page

Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895

Historic Hallowell - The Information Call Script

"GABBY: OKAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MRS. PERKINS. MELISSA: YOU SURE ARE WELCOME GABBY: NEXT COULD YOU HEAR THE CYCLONE WHEN IT WAS COMING TOWARDS…"

My Maine Stories

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If You Knew My Story
by Anonymous (Maine State Prison)

A story about incarceration in Maine

Story

In the midst of the tragedy of war, there are humorous moments
by Roger Ek, Seawolf 25

Never leave beer with the PBRs

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Born in Bangor 1936
by Priscilla M. Naile

Spending time at the Bangor Children's Home