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Historical Items

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Item 11120

Hunting blind, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Media: Photographic print

Item 9000

South side, Kennebec River, from Skowhegan Island, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1910 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 36014

South Channel dam undergoing repairs, Skowhegan, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 49148

96-114 Deering Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Maine Institution for the Blind Use: Apartment

Item 69295

Assessor's Record, 189-211 Park Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Maine Institue for the Blind Use: Offices

Item 49145

68-86 Deering Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Maine Institution for the Blind Use: Apartment

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150935

Workshop for Maine School for the Blind, Portland, 1908

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908 Location: Portland Client: Maine School for the Blind Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Online Exhibits

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West Baldwin Methodist Church

The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.

Exhibit

Inside the Yellow House

Photographer Elijah Cobb's 1985 portfolio of the Laura E. Richards House, with text by Rosalind Cobb Wiggins and Laura E. Putnam.

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Great War and Armistice Day

In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.

Site Pages

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 3 of 5

"… life, at Small Point, in Casco Bay, in which “Blind Joan” appeared along with “Great Agumagus” or Moxus, a Kennebec River leader, and Sheepscot…"

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Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… into a railway crash in 1933, causing her to go blind until her her death in 1938. Sylvia lived to 102, eight days before her 103rd birthday."

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

"Blinding snow and high winds forced the Titcomb’s to seek refuge with this family. Betsey Titcomb and her children remained with the Norton’s for…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Black Is Beautiful
by Judi Jones

Gut-wrenching fear

Story

The Wall
by Michael Uhl

What it means to have beaten the odds