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Historical Items

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Item 17133

Dimoline Piano, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Littleton Media: Wood, ivory

Item 6325

Choral program for 'A Paderewski Evening,' 1895

Contributed by: Portland Public Library Date: 1895-11-19 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 148561

Receipt for piano forte, Portland, 1836

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1836 Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"This is a different piano than the 1843 Chickering piano, installed in the historic house in 2024. Anne Longfellow Pierce moved back to her childhood…"

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Music in Maine - Music stores

"Piano and guitar teacher Mary Curran Leighton (1885-1972) and her spouse, Clifford Leighton, ran a music store in Portland where they sold…"

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Music in Maine - Music Makers

"Emma played piano, their daughter Pearl the pump organ, and Pearl’s husband Nathan Noble, accompanied Dunham on bass fiddle."

Site Pages

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"That was equal to fifty-two pianos on the island. Family members would not only learn how to play the piano but many people could also play a guitar…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Another first is the piano that General Crosby is said to have brought to Hampden around 1800; the first piano in the Penobscot Valley."

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… of a chorus from Aida, accompanied by two or more pianos, while an appreciative audience looked on. Begun in 1984 as an attempt to bring attention…"

My Maine Stories

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What did I do during the Covid quarantine?
by Nasser Rohani from Baha'i Community

Individuals response to Covid and social distancing.

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Alice Bertrand shares highlights from her 100+ years
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

What is it like to live through all the events that have occurred in the past 100+ years?

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Saturday Evening Dances at the Westport Town Hall
by Deborah G. Greenleaf

Fond Memories of Westport Island