Keywords: Lady Pepperrell
Item 29424
Lady Pepperell's needle case, 1812
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1812 Location: Biddeford; Eliot Media: Silk, velvet, wool, cotton, paper, cotton thread,
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
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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
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Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford
"Lieut. General William Pepperrell, ca. 1740Maine Historical Society During the fight warriors burned two mills and a house in the area to try and…"
