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Historical Items

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Item 75473

Eastern Fine Paper running out of money, Brewer, 2006

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: 2004 Location: Brewer Media: Compact disc

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Item 22578

Letter to Samuel Cook, Esq., Houlton, 1844

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1844-05-08 Location: Houlton; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 148624

St. Mary's College, Van Buren, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1910 Location: Van Buren Media: Photographic postcard

Online Exhibits

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Elise Fellows White: Music, Writing, and Family

From a violin prodigy in her early years to an older woman -- mother of two -- struggling financially, Skowhegan native Mary Elise Fellows White remained committed to music, writing, poetry, her extended family -- and living a life that would matter and be remembered.

Exhibit

Eastern Fine Paper

The paper mill on the Penobscot River in South Brewer, which became known as Eastern Fine Paper Co., began as a sawmill in 1884 and grew over the years as an important part of the economy of the region and a large presence in the landscape. Its closing in 2005 affected more than the men and women who lost their jobs.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.

Site Pages

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"While there was no loss of life or life-threatening injuries, 300 families (700 people) were left homeless with only the clothes on their backs; 28…"

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"Despite financial loss and personal risk, the Sewalls chose to remain in Mobile during the war as Union loyalists."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Estimates for natural resource losses exceeded one billion dollars. The ice storm left about 200,000 acres of the White Mountain National Forest…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey

Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics