Keywords: Panning
Item 78866
Carl Shilling's gold pan, Byron, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Byron Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Byron Media: Iron
Item 78916
Carl Shilling, Byron, ca. 1975
Contributed by: Judy Boucher through Byron Historical Society Date: circa 1975 Location: Byron Media: Photographic print
Item 35600
861-863 Brighton Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Harry C Harmon Use: Dwelling & Store
Exhibit
Desserts have always been a special treat. For centuries, Mainers have enjoyed something sweet as a nice conclusion to a meal or celebrate a special occasion. But many things have changed over the years: how cooks learn to make desserts, what foods and tools were available, what was important to people.
Exhibit
From French Canadians to Franco-Americans
French Canadians who emigrated to the Lewiston-Auburn area faced discrimination as children and adults -- such as living in "Little Canada" tenements and being ridiculed for speaking French -- but also adapted to their new lives and sustained many cultural traditions.
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Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill
"Flash in the Pans: Even though the steel drum group, Flash in the Pans, was formed in 1990, the story goes back to the early 1970’s."
Story
Alex Mouzas: Passionate about sharing his Greek-American roots
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A personal, in-depth look into the life and contributions of area Greek-Americans
Story
Finding and cooking fiddleheads with my parents
by Brian J. Theriault
My father has been picking and eating fiddleheads almost all his life, Mom prepares and stores them