Keywords: mortar
Item 12302
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1800 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Wood
Item 16474
Mortar and Pestle, Houlton, ca. 1830
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1830 Location: Houlton Media: Wood
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase
"… assault on Peleliu Island, where he was killed by mortar fire on September 20, 1944. He was buried in Grave 95, Section 3 in a cemetery on Peleliu…"
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2
"… in the face of withering hostile small arms and mortar fire, succeeded in placing an automatic rifle team in position to neutralize the enemy’s…"
Story
The Wall
by Michael Uhl
What it means to have beaten the odds
Story
The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona
Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.
