Keywords: Drew's Company
Item 34347
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1909 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard
Item 100502
James Goff affidavit on Ebenezer Cole pension request, Danville, ca. 1848
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Location: Danville Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye
The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.
Exhibit
At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.
Site Page
"Colonists drew on family wealth in order to invest, and familial bonds undergirded business partnerships."
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay
"When shows called for young folks they drew from Surry and surrounding towns, bringing them in to fill the roles and giving them a taste of the stage."
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
