Maine Memory Network

The Rose Girl, 1924

Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1924-11-20 Location: Skowhegan Media: Playbill

Recipe for reusing rose petals, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Ink on paper

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Rose I. Pettengill Estate property, Church Street, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Rose I. Pettengill Estate Use: Shed

Rose property, E. Side Island Avenue, rear, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles A. Rose Use: Summer Dwelling

Utsch residence, Bar Harbor, 1995-1998

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1995–1998 Location: Bar Harbor Client: Hans Utsch Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
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Farrand Rose Garden, Bar Harbor, 1929-1990

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929–1990 Location: Bar Harbor Client: College of the Atlantic Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

Northern Threads: Silhouettes in Sequence, ca. 1780-1889

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring a timeline of silhouettes from about 1775 through 1889.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"Prison is Established - 1823 Dr. Rose House, Thomaston, ca. 1960sThomaston Historical Society Dr."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Rose Lane and Clover Cottage - Asticou Way Panorama ca. 1935Northeast Harbor Library In 1933, Charles K. and Katharine L."

How roses became a big part of my life
by Clarence Rhodes

Clarence Rhodes's experiences growing, exhibiting, and judging roses in Maine and around the world.

Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey

Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics