Keywords: Rugs
Item 18284
Hooked rug of rural scene, ca. 1964
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1964 Location: Swanville Media: Wool
Item 15570
Rugs, W.T. Kilborn Co., Portland, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 59981
25 Lancaster Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Novelty Rug Company Use: Factory
Item 59982
Assessor's Record, 25 Lancaster Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Novelty Rug Company Use: Garage
Exhibit
Elise Fellows White: World Traveling Violin Prodigy
Elise Fellows White was a violinist from Skowhegan who traveled all over the world to share her music.
Exhibit
LeBaron Atherton's furniture empire consisted of ten stores, four of which were in Maine. The photos are reminiscent of a different era in retailing.
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island
"… together to carve life and a community out of the rugged landscape. It was first inhabited by native peoples."
Site Page
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History
"He started farm business and doing so was a very rugged man. When you ask about him most people would call him a gentle giant; he got that name…"
Story
Rug Hooking Project with a Story
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin
My grandmother taught me the Maine craft of rug hooking when I was a child.
Story
Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger
Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving
