Keywords: Nostalgia
Item 149586
"When the Lilacs are in Bloom" sheet music cover, Rumford Falls, 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Rumford Falls Media: Ink on paper
Item 42080
Woman at Roller Skating Rink, Saco, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Saco Media: Print from glass negative
Exhibit
Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.
Exhibit
Maine Streets: The Postcard View
Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.
Story
Amato's Italian Sandwiches
by Charles V. Stanhope
Amato's Italian Sandwiches
Story
Beef Cutlet always reminds me of home in Iran
by Parivash Rohani
Making beef cutlet in Maine connects me to my home in Iran and my Baha'i faith.