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Historical Items

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Item 202

Maine Street, Brunswick, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 25815

Main Street, West Jonesport, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Jonesport Media: Photograph on postcard

Item 21015

Moses Emery to Josiah Pierce, Portland, 1823

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1823 Location: Gorham Media: Ink on paper

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Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151631

Fitzgerald house, Brighton, VT, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Brighton Client: George H. Fitzgerald Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The House, 1786-1960

"… 1786-1960 "…but happier is he whose heart rides quietly at anchor in the peaceful haven of home." – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to his parents…"

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Powering Pejepscot Paper Co.

In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.

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Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

Scientist, author and explorer Donald B. MacMillan established Wiscasset as his homeport for many of the voyages he made to the Arctic region starting in the early 1920s.

Site Pages

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"… off on a northern voyage, have heard him say quietly, 'Start your engine.' 'Let go for 'ard.' 'Let go aft!' they don't forget the emotional stir in…"

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Norcross Heritage Trust

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

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"Savage Memorial: Thuya Garden, ca 2012 A quiet and serene memorial to Charles K. Savage was created in 1980 within the northeast corner of the Thuya…"

My Maine Stories

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A Loon's World
by Norma Salway

Loons on Songo Pond

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How 20 years in the Navy turned me into an active volunteer
by Joy Asuncion

My service didn't end when I retired from the Navy

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Classroom Time Capsule
by Anna Bennett

On March 12, 2020, I left my classroom not knowing I wouldn't return again for months.