Keywords: Table settings
Item 102404
Vila Walker True setting table, New Portland, ca. 1901
Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: New Portland Media: Lantern slide, hand colored
Item 80732
Napkin ring, Wabanaki, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1900 Media: Ash splints, sweetgrass
Exhibit
Cultures from the ancient Greeks and Chinese to contemporary societies have set aside time to give thanks, especially for the harvest. In 1941, the United States set a permanent date for the observance.
Exhibit
One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC
In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2
"… she placed the clothing on a pantry board, or table, and one piece at a time ironed the clothing to get the wrinkles out."
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4
"These stools and tables were often made out of pine or oak boards by the students' parents. By 1880, children sat in individual desks that were…"
Story
Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C
Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine
Story
Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall
Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.
