Maine Memory Network
Maine's Online Museum

Title: Kitchen Scale

Contributed by: Pejepscot Historical Society

Date: 1865

Location: Brunswick

Media: steel, paint

Title: Home kitchen - 1914

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum

Date: 1914

Location: Caribou

Media: image taken from the negative

Title: Logging camp cook's kitchen

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum

Date: circa 1900

Media: Photograph

Address: 13-19 W. Commercial, Portland

Owner in 1924: John Kamilewicz

Use: Dwelling - Three Family

Address: 48-50 Boyd Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Edward L. Delaney

Use: Candy Kitchen & Bakery

Address: 75-77 Oak Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Congress Realty Co.

Use: Lunch Room Kitchen

How Sweet It Is

Desserts have always been a special treat. For centuries, Mainers have enjoyed something sweet as a nice conclusion to a meal or celebrate a special occasion. But many things have changed over the years: how cooks learn to make desserts, what foods and tools were available, what was important to people.

Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.