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Historical Items

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Item 15003

Ribbon Winner Brand potato bag, Littleton, 1975

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: 1975 Location: Littleton Media: Paper

Item 15600

Excursion to Mount Kineo from Houlton, 1894

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1894-08-02 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 13293

Grand Army of the Republic Parade, Houlton, 1889

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1889 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Belfast During the Civil War: The Home Front

Belfast residents responded to the Civil War by enlisting in large numbers, providing relief from the home front to soldiers, defending Maine's shoreline, and closely following the news from soldiers and from various battles.

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Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

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Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"Settlers were greeted warmly by the “gentle Abenaki” and were able to exchange their corn for 700 pounds of furs."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"Much of the town is wooded, with gentle hills that run from the borders along the river to the sea. The coast is dotted by small, rocky islands and…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"… you ask about him most people would call him a gentle giant; he got that name because he was so big and strong, but he loved kids and he never got…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

A poem about my experiences in Vietnam
by Doug Rawlings

A poem about my experiences in Vietnam

Story

We Are An Ordinary Family
by Catherine

Maine's abolitionists offer an answer to my questions about my family's experiences.

Story

Black Is Beautiful
by Judi Jones

Gut-wrenching fear