Keywords: stoves
Item 20465
Home Clarion stove, Bangor, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Littleton; Bangor Media: Cast iron, nickel
Item 100190
Franklin-style stove, Portland, ca. 1830
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: Camden Media: Cast iron, brass
Item 59788
Assessor's Record, 55-63 Kennebec Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Stove Foundry Company Use: Office
Item 59790
Assessor's Record, 55-63 Kennebec Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Stove Foundry Company Use: Shed - Storage
Item 151386
Mayor residence elevations, Hanover, NH, 1999-2000
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999–2000 Location: Hanover Clients: Michael Mayor; Elizabeth Mayor Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect
Item 150295
Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Fred F. Lawrence, Portland, 1937
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Fred F. Lawrence Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
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.
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.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864
"Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Two kerosene…"
Site Page
"For heating, they used coal stoves, fireplaces, wood stoves and hot air furnaces. They didn’t use oil, so basically everything was run off of coal or…"
Story
Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall
We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.
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.