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Rumford Area Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"Hallowell city officials did a great job handling one of the worst natural disasters Maine has ever seen."

Life on a Tidal River - Flood Exhibit Work

"All students received instruction on how to handle artifacts and how to scan these artifacts. They also learned how to do "Good History." One day…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"Neither company called general meetings to handle routine business, rather handling it through small standing committees."

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"The Beetle was a tool with a heavy head and a handle used for tasks such as ramming, crushing, and driving wedges."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"They were so cautious in making sure they handled the artifacts correctly, and very precise on photographing."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… Students are introduced to use of gloves when handling artifacts X September 2009 Kristie Littlefield, MCHP Educator Coordinator, visits…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"Making the handle was time-consuming to slowly shave off the wood until forming a handle. A final step was to make the tool slip resistant, so it…"

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"… pour in water while a second person would pump a handle to throw water up to the fire quickly. The first fire engine was made in 1819; it was the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Cohen Students

"All students received instruction on how to handle artifacts and how to scan these artifacts. They also learned how to do "Good History." One day…"

Life on a Tidal River - Work on the Civil War Project

"All students received instruction on how to handle artifacts and how to scan these artifacts. They also learned how to do "Good History." One day…"

Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"… documents, and learned how to carefully handle and photograph historical objects. They've also interviewed several long-time Surry residents. X…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… hooped barrels the two prongs which I made the handles of started from the maine stump about a foot from the bottom of the root." From the time he…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… of broomcorn, ash lumber from Bangor and broom handles were received. The completed brooms were transported by wagon back to the railroad depot on…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Then the operator would pull the left handle. When the conversation was finished, the handle, when pulled down, would make a print on the back of the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"… Mill in Lewiston was equipped with new looms to handle rayon, and became one of the country’s largest rayon fabric manufacturers."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"There was also a drawing knife, a slender blade with sharp points protruding from the bottom, and on either side, there were wooden handles which one…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… 1920s to make clothespins, peavey and pick-pole handles, whiffle-trees, snowshoes and perforated chair seats."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"The poles were made of mop and or broom handles. The skis were used for playing, running errands, skiing to school and to church."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… built to make clothes pins, peavey and pick–pole handles, whiffle–trees, snowshoes and perforated chair seats. Then it was a lumber mill."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… the small side streets could no longer adequately handle the traffic. Over the years, there were various proposals backed by the Village…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… in which it came became too expensive and hard to handle and have been wholly replaced by the paper sacks which hold five, 10 or 25 pounds.”…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… falling apart from age, covered in creases, its handles ripping. But filled inside this seemingly ordinary bag- treasures."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"She handled it far better than I would have, although she was not to speak of it. Ever. Mimi was lucky Wyman Ramsdall was there to save her."