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Historical Items

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Item 103556

Hall house move, Pine Point, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924-08-03 Location: Scarborough Media: Glass Negative

Item 8137

Fisher Blacksmith Shop, ca. 1898

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1898 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 103557

Hall house move, Pine Point, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924-08-03 Location: Scarborough Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Inside the Yellow House

Photographer Elijah Cobb's 1985 portfolio of the Laura E. Richards House, with text by Rosalind Cobb Wiggins and Laura E. Putnam.

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Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Site Pages

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"When William King died in 1852, his home was moved to Vine Street where it became a hotel. The primary purpose of the Customs House in 1858 was to…"

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

"… on the break Saturday night until he could hardly move anymore. He then waited as long as he needed for daylight then went back to work."

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Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"… House (which can be seen on the right in the picture). S.A. Webber, Sr., 5/99 Next steps in the stroll through Hallowell ~ More Historic Homes."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Quinton "Skip" Wilson: different aspects of "standing out"
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Recollections of life as Biddeford's only student of color during the 1960-70s

Story

Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life

Story

Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan

Stories of growing up Downeast