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Historical Items

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Item 78960

Woolen Mill, Somesville, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print

Item 80278

Letter to Sarah Tarbox from brother Valentine, Surry, 1851

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1851 Location: Westport Island; Surry Media: Ink on paper

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Item 31547

Katahdin Pulp and Paper Mill, Lincoln, 1902

Contributed by: Lincoln Historical Society Date: 1902 Location: Lincoln Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend

Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.

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Summer's Favorite Game

Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.

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Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook

Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

""Lombard Steam Log Hauler Goes Full Steam Ahead." Maine News, Weather, Sports Channel 6 NBC Portland | WCSH6.com | Portland, ME. Web. 6 Apr. 2010."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"This expansion was to utilize the full extent of the Great Falls as it was first envisioned some 76 years earlier by the original Hugh J. Chisholm."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"… industry while attending college and then worked full time in several departments learning the manufacturing process."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Annette Addorio: 100+ years of memories from full life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From 1914 to 2018, highlights from my life in Biddeford

Story

A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down

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militakwat
by Jason Brown

A story about Jason Brown's orchestral debut, militakwat