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Historical Items

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Item 100942

Primary and intermediate school, Bangor, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Item 100938

Interior, John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: circa 1864 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Item 100928

Lunt House, Cumberland at Center streets, Bangor, ca. 1852

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: circa 1853 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Site Pages

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Hudson Museum

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Bangor Historical Society

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