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Historical Items

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Item 104334

Prototype flocking module at Pepperell Mill, Biddeford, 2018

Contributed by: Biddeford Mills Museum Date: circa 1960 Location: Biddeford Media: Digital Image

Item 34465

Civil War Army Blanket, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Wool

Item 104644

Range #4 flock room at Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, 2009

Contributed by: Biddeford Mills Museum Date: 1999 Location: Biddeford Media: Digital Image

Online Exhibits

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The Arrival of Winter

The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.

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San Life: the Western Maine Sanatorium, 1928-1929

Merle Wadleigh of Portland, who was in his mid 20s, took and saved photographs that provide a glimpse into the life of a tuberculosis patient at the Western Maine Sanatorium in Hebron in 1928-1929.

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A Tour of Sanford in 1900

This collection of images portrays many buildings in Sanford and Springvale. The images were taken around the turn of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… was the invention and production of the Vellux blanket by Francis Spencer, and a very small portion of the mills continued operation making a…"

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Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"They had the living room closed off with a blanket to keep in heat. The generator was outside of the garage so that the carbon monoxide would not get…"

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Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"… to laugh, but too hopeful to weep Thick blankets keep them safe and warm Thankful for the help, in this violent storm And now, walking down the…"

My Maine Stories

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My career working at Pepperell Mills in the Vellux Division
by David Bishop

My 35 years working in the Vellux blanket division of Pepperell Mills, Biddeford.

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Margaret Moxa's Blanket Coat
by Jennifer Neptune

A contemporary artwork in memory of Penobscots murdered for scalp bounties.

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Everything we did was new and exciting in the Vellux division
by Maurice Paquette

If you applied yourself you could do anything at Pepperell Mills.