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Historical Items

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Item 79927

Mellie Dunham making snowshoes, Norway, 1924

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print

Item 79929

Mellie Dunham snowshoe workshop, Norway, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Norway Media: Photographic print

Item 82994

Sockabasin family basket makers, Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1915,, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler

Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.

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Music in Maine - Music Makers

"He made snowshoes for Robert E. Peary’s Arctic explorations, with Peary noting the snowshoes never failed him."

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Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

Site Pages

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Norway Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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My Maine Stories

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Story

Becoming Master snowshoe makers
by Edmond and Brian J. Theriault

Making snowshoes has taken us from novices to world-class craftsmen over 40 years time.