Keywords: End tables
Item 81728
Rock End Hotel stoneware pitcher, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Mount Desert Island Media: Glazed stoneware
Item 22304
Pepperrell gateleg table, Kittery, ca. 1710-1740
Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1710 Location: Kittery; Boston Media: Black walnut with white pine
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.
Exhibit
Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion
During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4
"These stools and tables were often made out of pine or oak boards by the students' parents. By 1880, children sat in individual desks that were…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm
"… were: It was a general store, barber shop, pool table, a jail cell that was really just a holding cell, bowling alley, a movie theater, and a ice…"
Story
Pandemic Chaplaincy
by Rev Judy L Braun
Reflections of a hospice Chaplains encounter with end of life during Coronavirus pandemic 2020-21
Story
Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C
Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine
