Keywords: Measuring tools
Item 14613
Measuring wheel, Fort Kent, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Fort Kent Media: Steel, wood
Item 9901
Wantage Rule fitted into a box, 1720
Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: 1720 Location: Berwick Media: Boxwood, brass, ribbon
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police
"In Canada the War Measures Act (1916-1919) banned alcoholic beverages. After the war, Quebec became wet, with Ontario following in 1927."
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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.
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock
"Measuring Rock The Measuring Rock Story In 1776, at the encouragement of Thomas Wilson, Stephen Titcomb and four other residents of Topsham, Maine…"
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Pandemic Chaplaincy
by Rev Judy L Braun
Reflections of a hospice Chaplains encounter with end of life during Coronavirus pandemic 2020-21
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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR
