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Historical Items

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Item 148484

Aeolian Harp, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Media: Maple, Wire, Mahogany

Item 148479

Flute, ca. 1835

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

Item 17941

Wooden Flute, 1890

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: 1890 Location: New Sweden Media: Wood with ivory and metal

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 - Music Education

"Dancing to music helps children build motor skills while allowing them to practice self-expression. For children and adults, music helps strengthen…"

Exhibit

Music in Maine - Music stores

"1895Belfast Historical Society Music stores well instruments and sheet music for customers, and serve as a meeting place for musicians."

Site Pages

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Site Page

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

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

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"… play, come up and play different, you know, their instruments and everything. And you could hear them coming on the steamboat."

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… his over-the-shoulder soprano horn, a band instrument of the period. A tintype of George Allen Soule of Yarmouth shows a young man with his coat…"

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

Bull Moose
by Chris Brown

The history of Bull Moose Music, one of Maine's favorite music stores

Story

The $ame Band
by Mike Laskey

Maine's punk rock band, 1977