Maine Historical Society

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Historical Photograph: Main Street, Kennebunk, ca. 1900    

 Road resurfacing  

Summer paving in Maine! In this image, contributed by Kennebunk Free Library, workers resurface the town's Main Street. Follow this link and click "Zoom" to magnify the image, look at the workers more closely, and see their process! Note: no flaggers or traffic.

 

Roots en Route

 

Visiting the Portland area? Want to do some genealogy?

 

Each summer, the Brown Library at MHS Family Treewelcomes over 1,000 out-of-town patrons who come to conduct genealogy and family history research.  

 

MHS has one of the largest collections of genealogy material in Maine. We are always adding to our collection, which includes published and compiled genealogies, town histories, vital records, census records, city directories, town reports, maps, photographs, manuscripts, journals, and many other resources to help you with your family history research.

 

 

Learn more about doing genealogy at MHS- anytime of the year!   

 

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Brown Library at MHS 

 

This Week 

     

Monday-Friday, 2pm   

FILM SCREENING: Innocent Interlude, Scenes of Life in Portland, Maine 1940-41 

Take a tour of Portland in the early 1940s through this remarkable series of color films made by city officials. (60 minutes)  

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Wednesday, August 24, 11am

Family Tour of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House   

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Thursday, August 25, 11am

The Longfellow Trail: An Urban Expedition: Guided walking tour through downtown Portland   

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Saturday, August 27, 2pm  

FILM SCREENING: The Dave Astor Show Visits Jordan's Meats 

In this episode recorded in 1962 (the only episode of the Dave Astor Show that still exists), Dave and his students celebrate the opening of the new Jordan's Meats plant in Portland with song, dance, and lots of fun. (60 minutes) 

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