Keywords: Witches
Item 28654
Glooskap Setting His Dogs on the Witches, ca. 1884
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1884 Media: Ink on paper
Item 151971
Young student dressed as a witch for Halloween celebration, Portland, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1935 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative
Exhibit
Anglo-Americans in northern New England sometimes interpreted their own anxieties about the Wilderness, their faith, and their conflicts with Native Americans as signs that the Devil and his handmaidens, witches, were active in their midst.
Exhibit
Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years
While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.
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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons
"… days for everything to thaw out of its ice prison witch still made the surface slippery and dangerous for the residents."
