Enjoy excerpts from our exhibits.
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2010 & 2011 Tourism Transforms Chebeague
The exhibit explored how Chebeague Island and its people were impacted by the late 19th century introduction of summer tourists into what had been a middle class Victorian community. The exhibit presented the story of the…
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2008 & 2009 World War II Comes to Chebeague
World War II had a major impact on Casco Bay, its mainland and its islands. This exhibit explored what the war meant to Chebeague. Three weeks after Pearl Harbor, the scene upon traveling to the…
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2007 Education Through the Years
This exhibit reviewed the history of Chebeague schooling and how the community and the schools influenced each other. From the records of the Town of North Yarmouth, teachers were being paid to instruct on Chebeague as early as…