Keywords: Hobbies
Item 28469
Fred Swanton with Camera, Bath, ca. 1887
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1887 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print
Item 10084
Letter from Abby Campbell to Elizabeth Mountfort, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Portland; Sangerville Media: Ink on paper
Item 89271
Hobbs property, N. Side Adams Street, Lot 28, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Harriet A. Hobbs Use: Summer Dwelling
Exhibit
Sylvan Site: A Model Development
Frederick Wheeler Hinckley, a Portland lawyer and politician, had grand visions of a 200-home development when he began the Sylvan Site in South Portland in 1917. The stock market crash in 1929 put a halt to his plans, but by then he had built 37, no two of which were alike.
Exhibit
Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775
At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin, Bangor, 1865
"At right, she is in "her ever favoured hobby sitting by a window all alone in a rocking chair her foot on another chair reading." View additional…"
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street
"… (1953-1955) Belanger’s Variety (1955-1972) The Hobby Shoppe (1972-2006) Daybreak Variety(2006-2007) Sweet Delights (2007-????) Four of these…"
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Story
How roses became a big part of my life
by Clarence Rhodes
Clarence Rhodes's experiences growing, exhibiting, and judging roses in Maine and around the world.
