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Historical Items

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Item 98885

Pacific Street looking north, Rockland, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Rockland Media: Stereograph

Item 148242

City Hall, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-09-05 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 17903

Beauty shop, Dow Field, Bangor, 1945

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1945-04-18 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 36370

29 Pine Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Anna R Burrill Use: Garage

Online Exhibits

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Exhibit

Student Exhibit: Can You Help Our Free Skowhegan Public Library?

The Skowhegan Free Public Library was built in 1889 with money donated by Abner Coburn and the town of Skowhegan. Mr. Coburn left $30,000 in his will towards the building of the library. In 2005, for the library to fully keep up with their programs need to make some renovations. These changes would allow for more use of technology, more room for children's programs, and provide handicap accessibility.

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Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill

2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"It has a wooden bay window that was added in 1909, and the bricks that make up the outer facade are painted green, yellow, and tan."

Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… the stables to Percy's Store, busting through the windows. Going the other way, down Centre Street, the fire was spreading towards the City Hall…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Before fathometers, lobstermen used greased window weights attached to twine to do this. Fishermen also used visual signs to note where to put a…"

My Maine Stories

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The Cup Code (working at OOB in the 1960s)
by Randy Randall

Teenagers cooking fried food in OOB and the code used identify the product and quantity.

Story

Born in Bangor 1936
by Priscilla M. Naile

Spending time at the Bangor Children's Home

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Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves

West Point during World War II