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Historical Items

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Item 15597

John Marion Kaler home, Scarborough, ca. 1930

Contributed by: An individual through South Portland Public Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 15586

Addie Elmira Kaler and Harry F. Kaler, ca. 1885

Contributed by: South Portland Public Library Date: circa 1885 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 65506

Fannie Brackley and doe, ca. 1937

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1937 Location: Dallas Plantation; Strong Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 59892

29 Kidder Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Elmira Yates Use: Dwelling - Two family

Online Exhibits

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In Canada During the Civil War

One surviving letter from the family of Francis Pratt to the young man who was in Canada in 1865 suggests that going to Canada to escape military service during the Civil War was not unheard of. The letter also suggests money was removed to Canada to protect it.

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Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship

Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.

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This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

Site Pages

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… graduating from Bangor High School, she attended Elmira College in New York. During the Civil War era, her father served in the Union Army."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He married Elmira Carville in Salem and was a farmer in Freeman. He began receiving a pension in August, 1885."