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Item 36872

Marjorie Pike's birthday party, Lubec, ca. 1898, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 55117

Birthday celebration aboard 'Bowdoin,' 1947

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1947 Media: Photo negative

Item 101534

Annie May Colby celebrating, Westport, 1944

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1944-05-03 Location: Westport Island; Woolwich; Bath Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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La St-Jean in Lewiston-Auburn

St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.

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

Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Portland, ca. 1920

MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years

Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.

Site Pages

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Water Street decorated for Centennial, Lubec, 1911

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society The actual “birthday” of Lubec is June 21, the date when the governor of Massachusetts (for Maine was part of…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"She came by boat and she celebrated her birthday at sea. When she came to New Sweden it was her and her uncle. Later her mom joined them."

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"He would not, however, celebrate his 18th birthday until later that year. Three of the letters he wrote home to his mother survive in the collection…"