Keywords: Tools and Equipment
Item 19455
Granite Carving Tools, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Mount Desert Media: Wood, metal
Item 82349
Corkscrew end of iron 'worm' tool, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Iron
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
Camden has been home to generations of fishermen, shipbuilders, sailmakers, and others who make their living through the sea. The lives of two Camden sailmakers, who were born nearly a century apart, became entwined at a small house on Limerock Street.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"… Society & Museum Clam Harvesting Although the tools are simple (a metal rake, metal bucket and onion bags), clam digging is hard, backbreaking…"
Site Page
"X Artifacts such as arrowheads and stone tools have been unearthed over the years through farming, construction and natural erosion."
Story
Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C
Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine
Story
Pandemic Chaplaincy
by Rev Judy L Braun
Reflections of a hospice Chaplains encounter with end of life during Coronavirus pandemic 2020-21
