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Historical Items

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Item 15470

Charter members, Houlton Grange Roll Book, 1874

Contributed by: Houlton Grange Date: 1874-05-06 Location: Houlton Media: Paper

Item 34562

Theodore S. McLellan, Brunswick, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 34560

Dr. Joseph H. Lombard, Brunswick, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Brunswick; Bath Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years

While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.

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Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

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A Day for Remembering

Most societies have had rituals or times set aside to honor ancestors, those who have died and have paved the way for the living. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is the day Americans have set aside for such remembrances.

Site Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"Within a year, 39 posts had been chartered, and interest spread rapidly to adjoining states. Ten states and the District of Columbia were represented…"

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Dixfield Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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

"Chartered in 1822, the Lodge met in member Elijah Stearns’ Maine Hotel until 1839. The first building owned by the Lodge, erected in 1840, proved…"

My Maine Stories

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How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings

Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement

Story

The Wall
by Michael Uhl

What it means to have beaten the odds