Maine Memory Network

St. Joseph's school class of 1941-42 third grade, Biddeford

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1948 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

St. Joseph High School Freshman class of 1948, Biddeford

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1948 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographs, ink on paper

Northern Threads: Adaptive reuse

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring up-cycled and reused historic fabrics.

Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook

Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"1880Maine Historical Society Narrative by Jacqueline Field, textile and dress historian Maine Historical Society’s Historic Dress Collection is an…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"… with narratives authored by fashion and textile historian Jacqueline Field. Much of the Northern Threads exhibition is drawn from the MMN portal."

Being an NP during social unrest
by Jacqueline P. Fournier

A snapshot of Mainers in a medical crisis of the time/Human experience in Maine.

From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie

Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.