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Item 26653

Railroad workers at memorial tablet, Thomaston, ca. 1914

What is Joe's last name?

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1914 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26555

Brewster Family memorial, ca. 1805

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1805 Location: Buxton Media: Watercolor on silk

Item 15823

Leighton Plaque, Eliot, 1910

Contributed by: William Fogg Library Date: 1910 Location: Eliot Media: Postcard

Online Exhibits

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Woodbury K. Dana's grave, Westbrook, 1924

Memorializing Civil War Veterans: Portland & Westbrook

Three cemeteries -- all of which were in Westbrook during the Civil War -- contain headstones of Civil War soldiers. The inscriptions and embellishments on the stones offer insight into sentiments of the eras when the soldiers died.

Exhibit

Child's chair with portrait, Portland, 1908

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Exhibit

Captain Gordon poses with the 'Flying Torah,' Bangor, 1945

Fallen Heroes: Maine's Jewish Sailors and Soldiers

Thirty-four young Jewish men from Maine died in the service of their country in the two World Wars. This project, including a Maine Memory Network exhibit, is meant to say a little something about some of them. More than just names on a public memorial marker or grave stone, these men were getting started in adult life. They had newly acquired high school and college diplomas, they had friends, families and communities who loved and valued them, and felt the losses of their deaths.

Site Pages

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Main Street, Walnut Hill, North Yarmouth, 1910

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"King's Highway mile marker B 135, Cumberland, 1975Cumberland Historical Society Two of the Earliest Roads: King's Highway and Tuttle Road Heading…"

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Bobby Gray at icicle-covered cliffs below lighthouse, ca. 1938

West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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

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Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… of a group of grateful students, the grave marker was replaced with a 10 foot tall monument. This monument honors them for their service to local…"

My Maine Stories

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Biddeford City Hall: an in-depth tour of this iconic building
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Visual tour and unique insights of Biddeford’s historical landmark