Keywords: Puzzles
Item 6637
Mission San Gabriel Puzzle, ca. 1899
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1899 Location: San Gabriel; Portland Media: Wood, paper
Item 18730
Haskell Silk Company puzzle, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Westbrook Media: Wood
Exhibit
Evergreens and a Jolly Old Elf
Santa Claus and evergreens have been common December additions to homes, schools, businesses, and other public places to America since the mid nineteenth century. They are two symbols of the Christian holiday of Christmas whose origins are unrelated to the religious meaning of the day.
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.
Site Page
"… and east; their culture and customs only to be puzzled out through the archaeological record and the writings of the earliest explorers, settlers…"
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts
"… games, especially Bridge, Canasta and jig saw puzzles. St. Mary of the Isles and Christ Church provided places of worship for this summer…"
Story
Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler
How hunting has impacted my life
