Maine Memory Network

Self Heating Can Company, North Fairfield, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: North Fairfield Media: Paper

B. J. Woodman Plumbing and Heating, Westbrook, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print

Assessor's Record, 67- 69 Brentwood Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: William E Dodge Use: Office & Heating Plant

145 Fore Street (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Thomas Laughlin Company Use: Heating Plant

The Portland Club heating plans, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1923 Location: Portland Client: The Portland Club Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Basement Heating Plan for Plummer Memorial Hospital, Dexter, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Dexter Client: unknown Architect: Harry S. Coombs

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.

Canning: A Maine Industry

Maine's corn canning industry, as illuminated by the career of George S. Jewett, prospered between 1850 and 1950.

Historic Hallowell - Day 4 - Page 1 of 3

"For heat some people sat in their cars which is a big danger because you might get carbon monoxide poisoning."

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"By 1930, most people had electrical lighting. For heating, they used coal stoves, fireplaces, wood stoves and hot air furnaces."

Finding and cooking fiddleheads with my parents
by Brian J. Theriault

My father has been picking and eating fiddleheads almost all his life, Mom prepares and stores them

One View
by Karen Jelenfy

My life as an artist in Maine.