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Item 7509

Contributed by: Norridgewock Historical Society Date: circa 1886 Location: Norridgewock; Norridgewock Media: Porcelain

Item 7507

Old Congregational Church dish, Norridgewock, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Norridgewock Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Norridgewock Media: Porcelain

Item 98910

IOOF Lodge #22 Souvenir Dish, Dixfield, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Dixfield Media: China dish

Online Exhibits

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Cook house and crew, Maine woods, ca. 1900

Cooks and Cookees: Lumber Camp Legends

Stories and tall tales abound concerning cooks and cookees -- important persons in any lumber camp, large or small.

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Giving Thanks

Cultures from the ancient Greeks and Chinese to contemporary societies have set aside time to give thanks, especially for the harvest. In 1941, the United States set a permanent date for the observance.

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The Irish on the Docks of Portland

Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 4 of 4

"… dinner guests and she would have to do all of the dishes afterwards. After they left she would have to bathe the boys, read them stories, and then…"

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Wedding at Lincoln House Hotel, Lincoln, ca. 1890

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"Somedays I would even have to have to do the dishes. I had fun and I became friends with some of them. I ended up going to the circus. It was amazing."