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Historical Items

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Item 104288

Recipe for domestic beer, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland; Portsmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 15809

Old Homestead Ginger Beer, Saint Stephen and Calais, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Kings Landing Historical Settlement Date: circa 1900 Location: Calais; St. Stephen Media: Ceramic, stoneware

Item 103378

Ginger beer recipe, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 99110

41-43 Galvin Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Thomas L. Beers Use: Dwelling

Online Exhibits

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - The Continuing Debate

"Wine with dinner, beer at a ballgame, and champagne at a wedding are pleasures that many adults can enjoy without difficulty or overindulgence."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Reform and Repeal

"X Who Profits from Beer? Christian Civic League of Maine Collections of Maine Historical Society Coll."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"… who had the right to drink the final allotment of beer. Considered medicine in Europe, where much of the water was polluted, alcohol was consumed…"

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"Isinglass was a clarifier put into beer made out of fish gills and tongues. After four years, a more economical and efficient way of creating the…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"… were grown and exported to the Boston area for beer making. District 7 School, Roxbury, 1915Byron Historical Society Over the years Byron has…"

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Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… brought to us the Skinner’s Furniture Store, two beer parlors, Weatherbee’s Hardware Store, The Community Movie Theater, the “Five & Dime” Variety…"

My Maine Stories

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In the midst of the tragedy of war, there are humorous moments
by Roger Ek, Seawolf 25

Never leave beer with the PBRs

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The Start of Brewing in Maine
by Alan Pugsley

Master brewer Alan Pugsley talked about the beginning of brewing in Maine

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Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
by anonymous

Carlo Giobbi on his family's Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square