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Historical Items

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Item 29139

Town Hall and Town House Station in Winter, Kennebunkport, ca. 1914-1927

Contributed by: Kennebunkport Historical Society Date: circa 1914 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print

Item 104250

A petition against dividing the town of Berwick, 1799

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1792 Location: Berwick Media: Ink on paper

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Item 108671

Ghost town, Davidson, ca. 1908

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1908 Location: Davidson; Davidson Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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The Establishment of the Troy Town Forest

Seavey Piper, a selectman, farmer, landowner, and leader of the Town of Troy in the 1920s through the early 1950s helped establish a town forest on abandoned farm land in Troy. The exhibit details his work over ten years.

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Guarding Maine Rail Lines

Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.

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A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915

After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture

"It is a town whose architecture retains the original 19th century flavor of a New England coastal village."

Site Page

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Today

"… world, and continues to produce a line of high-end boats, which uphold Thomaston’s reputation of quality-made vessels."

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… Rumford Falls Railroad, or all those stagecoach lines that used to run hither and thither? What was it really like in the spring when the mighty…"

My Maine Stories

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Sister Madeleine D’Anjou: Many detours lead to a rewarding life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

What a journey! Sister Maddie says that "God writes straight on crooked lines."

Story

Rachel Tourigny: Richness of growing up in a big, "poor" family
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A most vivid and heartwarming account of life during a simpler time

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John Conroy: proud heir of a 4-generation business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

The evolution of a family business providing funeral services