Keywords: Animals at Lighthouses
Item 16416
Wood Island Lighthouse dwelling house and barn, Biddeford, ca. 1859
Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1859 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 18525
Sailor the dog rings fog bell, Wood Island Light, ca. 1903
Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1903 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Great Cranberry Island's Preble House
The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.
Exhibit
Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"The Town of Islesboro purchased the lighthouse from the government for $1,200, to be made into a museum dedicated to honoring seafaring men from…"
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements
"… Village and Grindle Point where Islesboro’s only lighthouse was built in 1850. A schoolhouse, the Creek School, located near the creek overlooking…"
