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Historical Items

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Item 148479

Flute, ca. 1835

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1835 Media: Boxwood, silver, ivory, bone

Item 148477

Upright square grand piano, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Portland Media: Brazilian Rosewood, ivory, metal

Item 148486

Melodeon, West Cumberland, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: West Cumberland Media: Rosewood, Ivory, Leather, Cloth, Brass

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151557

House for Lyman H. Nelson, Portland, 1897-1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1897–1926 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Lyman H. Nelson Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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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

Music in Maine - Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840

"Lane manufactured and sold umbrellas and musical instruments at 92 Court Street in Boston from 1820 to 1844, specializing in bass drums for militia…"

Exhibit

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"A woodwind instrument, this bassoon disassembles into six pieces for transport. John Parker of London, England made this bassoon."

Site Pages

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Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"They were instrumental with the development of Lafayette Park, now known as Acadia National Park. The late 1800’s and early 1900’s saw the building…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… that they were remarkably correct and his only instrument was a pencil and for the fun of it I gave him 10 cents a piece to draw my house & store…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Choosing a Career in Country and Bluegrass Music
by Ken Brooks

How I became a country and bluegrass musician

Story

I worked for International Paper for 40 years
by Peter Crosson

I was never bored working in instrumentation at International Paper

Story

The $ame Band
by Mike Laskey

Maine's punk rock band, 1977