Keywords: watches
Item 11249
18th century pocket watch and case, ca. 1763
Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1763 Location: York Media: Gold, silver, brass, enamel, silk, paper
Item 111811
Presentation watch, Portland, ca. 1908
Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: circa 1908 Location: Portland Media: metal, glass
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Logging on Kennebec River
I became interested in the Kennebec River log drive when my grandfather would tell me stories. He remembers watching the logs flow down the river from his home in Fairfield, a small town along the Kennebec River.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"
"Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch" Thousands of years before the first white men discovered the area, the Kennebec was a throughfare for traveling bands…"
Site Page
"PLAY Watching musicians sing and play music in public is an important communal experience for the performer and the audience."
Story
Isolation!
by Leslie
Having only moved to Maine alone 8 months prior, had to freeze my life
Story
Ogunquit Beach Sonnet
by Shannon Schooley
Sonnet written for school when I was 12 years old.
