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Online Exhibits
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Maine and the Civil War - Legendary Participation
"These pages pull together resources from Maine Memory Network and Maine History Online that explore and illuminate aspects of Maine and the Civil War."
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Maine and the Civil War - Headstone, unknown Confederate soldier, Gray, 1979
"The Maine Memory Network includes this and other UPI images for educational purposes only, and cannot broker its use."
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Maine and the Civil War - Bluehill Academy Journal, 1863
"There are 13 stars above the drawing and arrows in the eagles claw. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
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Maine and the Civil War - Togus Veterans' Hospital view, 1885
"… Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Togus, Me." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - People of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House
"Anne and the family wanted the house to be a memorial to the popular poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who had died in 1882."
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Music in Maine - Drum, Portland, ca. 1854
"… Theodore Ingalls King (1854-1906) of Portland and Washington D.C. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
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Music in Maine - Civil War drum, ca. 1861
"… knew that without the drum, commanders lost contact with their troops. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
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Music in Maine - Kimball Drum, ca. 1860
"He was mustered out on July 27, 1864. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
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Maine and the Civil War - Communities and the War
"One result of each team's work was creating an exhibit for Maine Memory Network. Those exhibits appear here."
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Music in Maine - Drum, Stockton Springs, ca. 1840
"… from 1820 to 1844, specializing in bass drums for militia units. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
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Evergreens and a Jolly Old Elf
Santa Claus and evergreens have been common December additions to homes, schools, businesses, and other public places to America since the mid nineteenth century. They are two symbols of the Christian holiday of Christmas whose origins are unrelated to the religious meaning of the day.
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Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.
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South Portland's Wartime Shipbuilding
Two shipyards in South Portland, built quickly in 1941 to construct cargo ships for the British and Americans, produced nearly 270 ships in two and a half years. Many of those vessels bore the names of notable Mainers.
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Several Mainers have run for president or vice president, a number of presidents, past presidents, and future presidents have had ties to the state or visited here, and, during campaign season, many presidential candidates and their family members have brought their campaigns to Maine.
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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.
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Music in Maine - Music in Maine
"Burnham Charitable Trust, William Sloane Jelin Foundation, and the Phineas W. Sprague Memorial Foundation."
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A Brief History of Colby College
Colby originated in 1813 as Maine Literary and Theological Institution and is now a small private liberal arts college of about 1,800 students. A timeline of the history and development of Colby College from 1813 until the present.
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Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.
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Maine has some 17 million acres of forest land. But even on a smaller, more local scale, trees have been an important part of the landscape. In many communities, tree-lined commercial and residential streets are a dominant feature of photographs of the communities.
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Good Will-Hinckley: Building a Landscape
The landscape at the Good Will-Hinckley campus in Fairfield was designed to help educate and influence the orphans and other needy children at the school and home.
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LeBaron Atherton's furniture empire consisted of ten stores, four of which were in Maine. The photos are reminiscent of a different era in retailing.
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements
"… Historical Society Debra Verrier Barry Baxter Memorial Library Bowdoin College Library, Special Collections Burden Collection Joyce Butler The…"
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The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.
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Educating Oneself: Carnegie Libraries
Industrialist Andrew Carnegie gave grants for 20 libraries in Maine between 1897 and 1912, specifying that the town own the land, set aside funds for maintenance, have room to expand -- and offer library services at no charge.