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Item 31000

Institut Canadien-Francais, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford; Montreal, QC, Canada Media: Photograph on board

Item 6200

Lobby, Eliot Hotel, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Eliot Baha'i Archives Date: circa 1890 Location: Eliot Media: Photographic print

Item 7485

Maine Anti-Slavery Society constitution, ca. 1833

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1833 Location: Maine Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Music in Maine - Music Education

"… children need for school readiness, including intellectual, social-emotional, motor, language, and literacy."

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Protests

Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.

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"Portrait of Hawa" Mainer project, Portland, 2016

Pigeon's Mainer Project: who decides who belongs?

Street artist Pigeon's artwork tackles the multifaceted topic of immigration. He portrays Maine residents, some who are asylum seekers, refugees, and immigrants—people who are often marginalized through state and federal policies—to ask questions about the dynamics of power in society, and who gets to call themselves a “Mainer.”

Site Pages

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 2 of 6

"However, the intellectual challenge and opportunities of a college education were stolen and Charles returned to Mount Desert in 1922 as a business…"