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Historical Items

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Item 105709

Bessie Rodis' wedding gown, Portland, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Portland; Smyrna; Izmir Media: rayon, wood
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Item 99124

Pepperell Mills weavers, Biddeford, ca. 1925

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1925 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 102742

John Petropulos' certificate of birth and baptism, Lewiston, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930-05-25 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

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Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

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Educating Oneself: Carnegie Libraries

Industrialist Andrew Carnegie gave grants for 20 libraries in Maine between 1897 and 1912, specifying that the town own the land, set aside funds for maintenance, have room to expand -- and offer library services at no charge.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… but you could also hear German, Dutch, Albanian, Greek, Yiddish, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish, Danish, Polish, Russian and Italian."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"For her 1938 wedding to her husband to be, Greek immigrant Peter Spanos at Portland’s Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bessie Rodis wore a wedding…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… 19th century structures - including Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, French Second Empire and Queen Anne examples, most of which…"

My Maine Stories

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Alex Mouzas: Passionate about sharing his Greek-American roots
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A personal, in-depth look into the life and contributions of area Greek-Americans

Story

Charles "Chuck" Tsomides: devoted to family and local sports
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A life influenced by Greek ancestry, love of music and appreciation for local community sports

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Elizabeth Mantis Spiliopoulos: passion for life & Greek heritage
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A spunky 99-year-old shares her crystal-clear recollections of all the changes in her lifetime