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Item 11500

Wardwell family, Penobscot, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Penobscot Media: Photographic print

Item 28729

Benefit party for the Wardwell Home, Saco, 1912

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 1288

Miniature portrait of Persis Sibley Andrews and daughter, 1844

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1844 Location: Dixfield Media: Watercolor on ivory

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… Sons of Temperance Attributed to George Jefferds Wardwell (1826-after 1894), ca. 1840-1850 Painted cotton Collections of the Rumford Historical…"

Exhibit

Otisfield's One-Room Schoolhouses

Many of the one-room schoolhouses in Otisfield, constructed from 1839 through the early twentieth century, are featured here. The photos, most of which also show teachers and children, were taken between 1898 and 1998.

Exhibit

Child's chair with portrait, Portland, 1908

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.