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Item 148487

Bassoon, Standish, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Standish Media: Basswood, brass

Item 148477

Upright square grand piano, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Portland Media: Brazilian Rosewood, ivory, metal

Item 14595

Traveler, Liberty, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Liberty Media: Forged iron

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Miriam and Donald MacMillan, Greenland, 1947

The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

Exhibit

Hand drum by James Eric Francis, Sr., Old Town, 2018

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… musicians, artists, and craftspeople who make instruments, write songs, and make music in the home and community settings."

Exhibit

Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… School Bands Most Maine schools did not have instrumental music programs until the early 20th century, so children often learned to play…"

Site Pages

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Ocean View Hotel porch, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"… play, come up and play different, you know, their instruments and everything. And you could hear them coming on the steamboat."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… Historical Society Stephen Titcomb was instrumental in the settlement of the Sandy River Valley and the establishment of Farmington as a town. The…"