Keywords: Curls
Item 27831
Ship Frank F. Curling, Thomaston, 1878
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1878 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 14417
Cake Basket, probably Micmac, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1870 Media: Maple?
Exhibit
The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Colonial and 19th century fur trade
A vignette in "Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Part 1," this fur trade mini-exhibition discusses the environmental and economic impact of the fur trade in Maine through the 19th century.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s
"Curling, Thomaston, 1878Thomaston Historical Society Thomaston’s waterfront has seen over 1,000 vessels launched, ranging in size from pinkies to…"
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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum
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Story
The Point
by Norma K. Salway
In the summer, on the eastern shore of Songo, kids dove from a leaning tree
Story
A Story in a Stick
by Jim Moulton
A story about dowsing for a well in Bowdoin