Keywords: Lunch boxes
Item 67666
Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print
Item 66876
Wooden pantry box of T. L. Richardson, Strong, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Strong Media: Bent wood
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Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners
From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.
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Putting Men to Work, Saving Trees
While many Mainers were averse to accepting federal relief money during the Great Depression of the 1930s, young men eagerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's most popular programs. The Maine Forest Service supervised the work of many of the camps.
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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
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A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
