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Historical Items

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Item 35828

Marshall Phillips letter about Cold Harbor, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Media: Pencil on paper

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Item 96825

Boothbay Harbor's west side cold storage building, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 54459

W.B. Adams from Cold Harbor, Va., 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Cold Harbor Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 86149

Cold Storage, Central Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Central Wharf Proprietors Use: Cold Storage

Item 62128

11-15 Maple Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: New England Cold Storage Company Use: Storage - Cold

Item 86278

10-12 Central Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Central Wharf Cold Storage Company Use: Cold Storage

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150076

Hancock County Cold Storage Inc. poultry processing plant, Ellsworth, 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Ellsworth Client: Hancock County Cold Storage Inc. Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Samantha Smith's Questions

Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.

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The Arrival of Winter

The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.

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Student Exhibit: Benedict Arnold's March Through Skowhegan

Benedict Arnold arrived in Skowhegan on October 4th, 1775, and it was here that Arnold received his first offer of help from the colonists. Joseph Weston and his sons helped Benedict Arnold and his army cross over the Skowhegan Falls, but Joseph later got a severe cold from exposure and died of a fever on Oct.16th. His sons went back to the family home along the Kennebec for they were the first family to settle in Old Canaan or what is now Skowhegan.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 1 of 3

"When they saw people playing and rolling around in the cold powder, my parents thought they were absolutely crazy."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES Ladies Third Annual Banquet. Farmington, Maine. 1893. Menu.

"The cold February night was no deterrence for the gala as 130 persons attended. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Cold and me don’t mix so well. Enduring blistering winds and never-ending power outages. See what I mean? Tree branches are snapping, and ice is…"

My Maine Stories

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Langdon Burton and the Cold, Wet Tourists
by Phil Tedrick

A father and son have their vacation experience totally changed by an encounter with a fisherman

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Vegetarians and Zoonosis
by Avery Yale Kamila

Colds, influenza, tuberculosis, measles, smallpox, plague and COVID-19 group under zoonotic diseases

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From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie

Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.