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Historical Items

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Item 25972

Margaret Chase Smith Reads "The Three Bears," Washington, D.C., 1940

Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1940 Media: Photographic print

Item 71785

Bear Pond, South Waterford, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: South Waterford Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 101220

Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1866 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Online Exhibits

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WWI Memorial Trees along Portland's Baxter Boulevard

On Memorial Day of 1920, the City of Portland planted 100 Linden trees on Forest Avenue, each dedicated to the memory of one military service member who had died in World War I, or who had served honorably.

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Putting Men to Work, Saving Trees

While many Mainers were averse to accepting federal relief money during the Great Depression of the 1930s, young men eagerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's most popular programs. The Maine Forest Service supervised the work of many of the camps.

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The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"… year a loaded crop and in a few years ceased bearing and died, my children feasted on this tree all the days it bore." View additional information…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… threw the strength to the sap in the top & made it bear prematurely." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"All egg-bearing females and those with a V-notch cut in a tail flipper must be released. Cutting a V-notch is meant to keep the females in the…"

My Maine Stories

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Wabanaki-Greenland connections
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune

Exploring cultural resiliency in this time of rapidly changing climate.

Story

Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life