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Historical Items

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Item 11795

Red Cross button - 1918

Contributed by: Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library Date: 1918 Media: Tin, plastic

Item 14633

Red Ball Brand potato bag, Caribou, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1970 Location: Caribou Media: Paper

Item 111683

Marjorie Linder's Red Cross uniform, New York, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Media: wool, metal

Tax Records

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Item 99144

20-22 Poland Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Deering Hall Co. / Red Mens' Hall Use: School & Red Mens' Hall

Item 87491

Dunbar property, E. Side Herman Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Nora J. Dunbar Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 90176

Rankin property, W. Side Sunset Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: James Rankin Use: Summer Dwelling

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151452

Redding and Baird double house, Malden, MA, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Malden; Malden Clients: Redding; Baird Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 151223

Dwight residence, Bar Harbor, 1982

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982 Location: Bar Harbor Client: George Dwight, Architect: Patrick Chasse; The Maine Designer/Craftsman

Item 151208

Shultz residence, Red Hook, New York, 2003

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2003 Location: Red Hook Client: David Shultz Architect: Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Bird and butterfly display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

Exhibit

Patriotism Shared

Post office clerks began collecting strong red, white, and blue string, rolling it onto a ball and passing it on to the next post office to express their support for the Union effort in the Civil War. Accompanying the ball was this paper scroll on which the clerks wrote messages and sometimes drew images.

Exhibit

Carl A. Garris Jr. with lobsters, Portland, 1926

Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here

From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.

Site Pages

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Waterfront with steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"… Island Historical Society The Improved Order of Red Men was a national fraternal organization that became popular on Swan's Island in the early…"

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Copy of Surry and Ellsworth map, ca. 1880

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… a three month school, then best known as the "Red Schoolhouse." Falling victim to the whims of spirited townspeople, the nomadic little schoolhouse…"

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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… break the silence of the savage region, only the red man and his wild beast companions wandering in undisputed possession through the pathless…"