Keywords: New Years Eve
Item 108926
South side of Market Square, Houlton, ca. 1893
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1893 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 102748
Coombs and Gowen houses in Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Whitefield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Whitefield Media: Postcard
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.
Exhibit
St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4
"Richard King died on 27 March 1775 on the eve of the Revolution. Source Moulton, Augustus. Grandfather Tales of Scarborough."
Story
A tour of unique features at St. Andre's Catholic Church
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A tour of unique features at St. Andre's Catholic Church
Story
A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith
Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.
