Keywords: Entrepreneurs
Item 76532
Introduction of Portlanders seeking work in Louisiana, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Portland; New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 34725
Norlands Library, Livermore, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Livermore Media: Cyanotype, cotton
Item 151251
Weisgall-Wilder residence planting plans, Rockport, 1999-2001
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999–2001 Location: Rockport Client: Deborah Weisgall Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Exhibit
John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More
John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House
"Thomaston’s Captain Samuel Watts and business entrepreneur Edward O’Brien both ran successful shipyards."
Site Page
"Business in Biddeford began to expand as entrepreneurs took advantage of the river and sea access in the area."
Story
Tammy Ackerman: Falling in love with Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Someone "from away" who fell in love with Biddeford and contributed to its transformation
Story
Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics