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Historical Items

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Item 99441

Main and Elm Street after Harmon's Corner Fire, Biddeford, 1911

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1911 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 36207

Southerly Side of Water Street, Skowhegan, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1870 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 98486

Doris and Paul Holmes, Holmes' Market, Main Street, Dixfield, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 37362

295 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Clinton W. Davis Agent Use: Mercantile

Item 37346

249-251 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Heirs of Nathan Winslow Use: Store

Item 32190

38-40 Anderson Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Martin W Jensen Style: Italian Renaissance Use: Dwelling & Store

Online Exhibits

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"… 1860, Corey rented rooms or another floor to grocer Lewis Hutchins and his family. At that time, two families and 10 people lived in the house."

Exhibit

Northern Threads: The rise and fall of the gigot sleeve

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring the balloon-like gigot sleeve of the 1830s.

Exhibit

Most Inconvenient Storm

A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."

Site Pages

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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… home canning possible, and how not to blame your grocer for any inconveniences. Careful meal planning was necessary so that everyone could get the…"

Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… self-sufficient, serving as their own doctors, grocers, tailors, carpenters, fishermen, entertainment, and clergy."

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… but they included a smattering of blacksmiths, grocers, and miners. The village was the geographic center with a state road running through its…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Norman Sevigny: history of a neighborhood grocery store
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Growing up in a Franco-American community and working in the family business, Sevigny’s Market

Story

Alice Bertrand shares highlights from her 100+ years
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

What is it like to live through all the events that have occurred in the past 100+ years?