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Historical Items

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Item 8220

Albert Dunn at Dalling's Camp, Patten, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Patten Media: photographic print

Item 111779

Taber wagon with horses and farm laborers, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1910 Location: Houlton Media: photographic print

Item 9407

Bird Macey and fire horses, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Presque Isle Fire Department Date: circa 1920 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photoprint

Online Exhibits

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John P. Sheahan, 1st Maine Cavalry, 31st Maine Infantry

John P. Sheahan of Dennysville served in the 1st Maine Cavalry from August 1862 until March 1864 when he was commissioned as a lieutenant in Co. E of the 31st Maine Infantry. His letters reveal much about the life of a soldier, including political views and thoughts about the war.

Exhibit

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.

Exhibit

Moosehead Steamboats

After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.

Site Pages

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"… the concrete core and gatehouse. According to a draft contract which gives an idea of the pay scale of those days, each laborer was to be paid…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… to organize “Plow Day” during which five teams of draft horses plowed the fields that were originally farmed by the Loring family more than 200…"

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… up, fires lit again, “windows” set for the right draft and air circulation. There was “putting the herring in the house by degrees,” the “handing…"

My Maine Stories

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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR