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Historical Items

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Item 10178

Notre Dame de la Sagesse convent and school, St. Agatha, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Ste. Agathe Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Saint Agatha Media: Photographic print

Item 67559

Surry Village School recess, Surry, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Surry Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Surry Media: Silver print photograph

Item 40276

Longfellow School recess, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Samplers: Learning to Sew

Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.

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Sylvan Site: A Model Development

Frederick Wheeler Hinckley, a Portland lawyer and politician, had grand visions of a 200-home development when he began the Sylvan Site in South Portland in 1917. The stock market crash in 1929 put a halt to his plans, but by then he had built 37, no two of which were alike.

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West Baldwin Methodist Church

The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"… Isle Historical Society When I asked if she had recess, I was shocked to realize that during the break they had during the day, the students had…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 17 of 17

"… cannot lock the unwelcome visitor in some remote recess, but at whose musings the sorrowing shadow will unbidden come.” View/Download the Project…"

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… filled the play area adjacent to the school at recess time. One memorable event occurred when Phillip Soderquist, a teacher, applied a good right…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Classroom Time Capsule
by Anna Bennett

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

Story

Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan

Stories of growing up Downeast