Maine Memory Network

Trophy Cup Fancy Basket, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Ash, sweetgrass

Annie Corbett's beaded fancy occasion dress, Portland, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Machiasport; Portland Media: silk, cotton, glass, metal

62-64 Pine Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Enemark & Hodgkins Co. Use: Dwelling & Store

Northern Threads: Adaptive reuse

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring up-cycled and reused historic fabrics.

Samplers: Learning to Sew

Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"1810Maine Historical Society Sarah Bowman Winter's "fancy weave" coat, Bath, ca. 1825Maine Historical Society"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"What do we mean by Costume? Fancy dress, ca. 1825Maine Historical Society Museum vocabulary frequently uses the term costume to describe…"

Rest Stop in Scarborough, Maine
by Lee Evans

This is about our first visit to Maine in 1998. My wife and I moved here from Maryland in 2007.

The gift of a necklace
by Parivash Rohani

When I was born my grandmother gave me a part of a Baha’i prayer for protection.