Keywords: band saws
Item 35508
Ashland Mill Company, Sheridan, ca. 1897
Contributed by: D'Anne Baillargeon through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1897 Location: Ashland Media: Glass Negative
Item 18600
Housewife turns mill machinery expert, 1955
Contributed by: An individual through Steep Falls Library Date: 1955 Location: Standish Media: Photographic print
Item 93816
Assessor's Record, Mill and Band Saw, Brown's Wharf, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: F. E. Irwin Lumber Company Use: Mill and Band Saw
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Site Page
Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"
"… the Kennebec was a throughfare for traveling bands of Indians, including the Abenaki tribe of Algonquins."
Site Page
New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village
"Music was taught in the High School by then and a school band was formed. There have been many orchestras in New Portland, the first was directed by…"
Story
Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan
Stories of growing up Downeast
Story
Story of the "little nun"
by Felicia Garant
My grandmother made a nun's outfit for me
