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Historical Items

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Item 103632

Food baskets, Portland, ca. 1934

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1934 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 22992

Dinner pail, Mapleton, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Haystack Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Mapleton Media: Enameled steel

Item 12307

Spice tin, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1885 Location: Brunswick Media: Tin, spices

Online Exhibits

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Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here

From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.

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How Sweet It Is

Desserts have always been a special treat. For centuries, Mainers have enjoyed something sweet as a nice conclusion to a meal or celebrate a special occasion. But many things have changed over the years: how cooks learn to make desserts, what foods and tools were available, what was important to people.

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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

"… used for the ladies reception and exhibition of foods, such as butter, cheese, maple sugar and fruits."

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… to subsist off the land by growing their own food or by wreathmaking, clamming, and blueberrying, while others work in both blue collar and white…"

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Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… molasses, rum, shoes, tools, different types of food that they did not already have, and sometimes ships brought things from the Caribbean."

My Maine Stories

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The Cup Code (working at OOB in the 1960s)
by Randy Randall

Teenagers cooking fried food in OOB and the code used identify the product and quantity.

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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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Finding and cooking fiddleheads with my parents
by Brian J. Theriault

My father has been picking and eating fiddleheads almost all his life, Mom prepares and stores them