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Historical Items

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Item 29261

Thursday Club tea cup, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: China

Item 76157

1971 Sugarloaf World Cup Proclamation

Contributed by: Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club through Ski Museum of Maine Date: 1971-02-18 Location: Augusta Media: Photocopy of proclamation

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Item 76174

World Cup, Sugarloaf, 1971

Contributed by: Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club through Ski Museum of Maine Date: 1971 Location: Carrabassett Valley Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine

Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"… else, betook themselves for recreation to the cup." Reverand Sylvester Judd, A Discourse Touching the Causes and Remedies of Intemperance, preached…"

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Auto Racing in Maine: 1911

The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.

Site Pages

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"… Public Library City Building commemorative cup, Biddeford, ca. 1905McArthur Public Library Biddeford High School & Universalist choir…"

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"By the 1920s a water cooler with a spigot assured the school remained modern and pupils fashioned water cups out of half sheets of arithmetic paper."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The Minister declared “The cup would stay”, “Well at least they were drinking pure water with their whiskey.” Later when the Main Street was widened…"

My Maine Stories

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The Cup Code (working at OOB in the 1960s)
by Randy Randall

Teenagers cooking fried food in OOB and the code used identify the product and quantity.

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Come back to Maine, I did!
by Dan Bolduc

Reflections and the value of Maine from a former pro hockey player from Waterville

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Shax and laxoox: tea with milk and Somali bread.
by Kheyro Jama

Lahooh (laxoox) is a food staple in East Africa, enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner