Keywords: storage box
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
Item 102401
An old attic, West New Portland, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: New Portland Media: Lantern slide, hand colored
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
The Establishment of the Troy Town Forest
Seavey Piper, a selectman, farmer, landowner, and leader of the Town of Troy in the 1920s through the early 1950s helped establish a town forest on abandoned farm land in Troy. The exhibit details his work over ten years.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory
"Large round blocks of cheese were stored in round wooden boxes. These boxes were often used as pantry storage boxes. Return to Student Research"
Site Page
Camden-Rockport Historical Society
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
