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Item 98842

Swan Lake House, Swanville, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1935 Location: Swanville Media: Glass Negative

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150168

John Bergholt house addition, Bangor, 1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946 Location: Bangor Client: John Bergholt Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
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Online Exhibits

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Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"Open the doors of their homes and the secrets of their health. Then learn about how you can share the adventure as we continue to explore Historic…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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My Maine Stories

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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down