Tilly Laskey, curator at the Maine Historical Society, sets up for "State of Mind: Becoming Maine," a major bicentennial exhibition opening March 13. The exhibit will follow the path to statehood through the experiences of the native Wabanaki, the earliest European settlers and others.

Abby Zoldowski, collections manager and registrar at the Maine Historical Society, sets up a sheer banner depicting canoeing for "State of Mind: Becoming Maine," a major bicentennial exhibition opening March 13.

A corner of the "State of Mind: Becoming Maine" bicentennial exhibition depicts the furniture and furnishings of 1820 when Maine became a state.

Abby Zoldowski, collections manager and registrar at the Maine Historical Society, prepares a wig on a mannequin for "State of Mind: Becoming Maine," a major bicentennial exhibition opening March 13.

Congress Street in Portland, 1822-1825. Maine’s first State House is the white wooden building on the right in this early view of Portland’s Congress Street.