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Historical Items

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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 23733

Boy Scouts, Falmouth Foreside, 1921

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1921 Location: Falmouth Media: Glass Negative

Tax Records

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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 59791

Assessor's Record, 55-63 Kennebec Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Stove Foundry Company Use: Garage

Architecture & Landscape

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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

Item 151418

Brewster House Bed & Breakfast elevations, Freeport, 1993-1994

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1993–1994 Location: Freeport Clients: Matt Cartmell; Amy Cartmell Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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.

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

Inside the Yellow House

Photographer Elijah Cobb's 1985 portfolio of the Laura E. Richards House, with text by Rosalind Cobb Wiggins and Laura E. Putnam.

Site Pages

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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

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"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…"

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, Presque Isle, ca. 1908

"Walls floors and ceiling of office are wooden. Stove in middle of room has coal scuttle next to it. Large desk on right is high, requiring clerk to…"

My Maine Stories

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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.

Story

Langdon Burton and the Cold, Wet Tourists
by Phil Tedrick

A father and son have their vacation experience totally changed by an encounter with a fisherman