Keywords: toasts
Item 31602
General Lafayette's toast given at Kennebunk, 1825
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1825 Location: Kennebunk Media: Ink on paper
Item 20451
Wire stove top toaster, Littleton, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Littleton Media: Metal
Item 32146
335-341 Allen Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Charles L Hayes Style: Vernacular Use: Dwelling & Store
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A Celebration of Skilled Artisans
The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.
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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.
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"They include some of the leading citizens of Farmington. The "toasts" appear to have been a bit lengthy, since the Franklin Journal reported the last…"
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret
"… Rhum at a draught." Aside from that historic toast, Josselyn recorded some of the common medical uses of alcohol he observed."
