Category: Famous Maine People, People
Item 4199
William W. Thomas Jr., New Sweden, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print
Item 6783
William W. Thomas and Edwin Wide, New Sweden, 1927
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: New Sweden Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
John Hancock's Relation to Maine
The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.
Exhibit
Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775
At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.
Story
The story behind David Moses Bridges' basket
by Patricia Ayala Rocabado
The story behind David Moses Bridges' (1962-2017) birch bark basket
