Maine Memory Network
Maine's Online Museum

Title: Linseed oil container

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society

Date: circa 1930

Location: New Sweden

Media: wood

Title: Sperm Oil Lamp, ca. 1790

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum

Date: circa 1790

Media: pewter

Title: Silver plated brass oil lamp, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum

Date: circa 1890

Location: Houlton

Media: brass, silver, glass

Address: 31-37 W. Commercial Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Standard Oil Co.

Use: Storage

Address: 491-503 Fore Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Standard Oil Company

Use: Filling station

Address: 1-5 Ocean Avenue, Portland

Owner in 1924: Standard Oil Company

Use: Filling station

Eastern Fine Paper

The paper mill on the Penobscot River in South Brewer, which became known as Eastern Fine Paper Co., began as a sawmill in 1884 and grew over the years as an important part of the economy of the region and a large presence in the landscape. Its closing in 2005 affected more than the men and women who lost their jobs.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary

A look back at island life in Maine as captured by a team consisting of Swan's Island Educational Society representatives, which encompasses the community's library and historical society, a class from the Swan's Island School, and an Island Fellow from the Island Institute. Exhibit topics examine islanders at work and play, Baird's Quarry, old buildings, and the changing role of women on the island.