Keywords: Stove stores
Item 100939
Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1864 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper
Item 105906
Edson Giles store, Boothbay, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Boothbay Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 59789
Assessor's Record, 55-63 Kennebec Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Stove Foundry Company Use: Mounting Room - Pattern Room - Carpenter Shop
Item 151418
Brewster House Bed & Breakfast, Freeport, 1993-1994
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1993–1994 Location: Freeport Clients: Matt Cartmell; Amy Cartmell Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect
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
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864
"Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Two kerosene…"
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843
"… were warmed in the colder months by four box stoves. <- Prev. Page ................................................................."
Story
Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall
We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.
Story
Langdon Burton and the Cold, Wet Tourists
by Phil Tedrick
A father and son have their vacation experience totally changed by an encounter with a fisherman
