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Historical Items

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Item 18284

Hooked rug of rural scene, ca. 1964

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1964 Location: Swanville Media: Wool

Item 15570

Rugs, W.T. Kilborn Co., Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 10807

Carpet window, Atherton Furniture, Waterville, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 59981

25 Lancaster Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Novelty Rug Company Use: Factory

Item 59982

Assessor's Record, 25 Lancaster Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Novelty Rug Company Use: Garage

Online Exhibits

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Elise Fellows White: World Traveling Violin Prodigy

Elise Fellows White was a violinist from Skowhegan who traveled all over the world to share her music.

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Atherton Furniture

LeBaron Atherton's furniture empire consisted of ten stores, four of which were in Maine. The photos are reminiscent of a different era in retailing.

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Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

Site Pages

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"… together to carve life and a community out of the rugged landscape. It was first inhabited by native peoples."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"He started farm business and doing so was a very rugged man. When you ask about him most people would call him a gentle giant; he got that name…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"Also, quilts and spreads, carpets, rugs and plants, fancy work, taxidermy. The fair has been held every year since 1840 at the fair grounds on High…"

My Maine Stories

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Rug Hooking Project with a Story
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin

My grandmother taught me the Maine craft of rug hooking when I was a child.

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Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger

Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving

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What Maine Means to Me
by Nicolette B. Meister

How a friendship created a lifelong love of Maine.