Category: Home, Personal Possessions, Tools
Item 6638
Stocking stretcher/dryer, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood
Item 7655
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1783 Location: Portland Media: Leather
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
Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms
According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.
