Keywords: carpets
Item 10807
Carpet window, Atherton Furniture, Waterville, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print
Item 8135
Sampson's Corner, Skowhegan, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 54934
Assessor's Record, 799 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Ernest E. Clark Use: Storage & Carpet Cleaning
Item 55733
1179-1183 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: E.L. Watkins & Co. Use: Carpet House
Exhibit
LeBaron Atherton's furniture empire consisted of ten stores, four of which were in Maine. The photos are reminiscent of a different era in retailing.
Exhibit
Many different types of trolley cars -- for different weather, different uses, and different locations -- were in use in Maine between 1895-1940. The "field guide" explains what each type looked like and how it was used.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair
"Also, quilts and spreads, carpets, rugs and plants, fancy work, taxidermy. The fair has been held every year since 1840 at the fair grounds on High…"
Site Page
New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library
"… finished and painted the interior and donated carpeting and other materials. Meanwhile a library committee was established and they contacted…"
Story
In an Old, Abandoned Island House, I Found my Mentor and my Muse
by Robin Clifford Wood
An aspiring writer finds inspiration and a mentor from the past in an old island home.
Lesson Plan
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride Companion Curriculum
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
These lesson plans were developed by Maine Historical Society for the Seashore Trolley Museum as a companion curriculum for the historical fiction YA novel "Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride" by Jean. M. Flahive (2019). The novel tells the story of Millie Thayer, a young girl who dreams of leaving the family farm, working in the city, and fighting for women's suffrage. Millie's life begins to change when a "flying carpet" shows up in the form of an electric trolley that cuts across her farm and when a fortune-teller predicts that Millie's path will cross that of someone famous. Suddenly, Millie finds herself caught up in events that shake the nation, Maine, and her family. The lesson plans in this companion curriculum explore a variety of topics including the history of the trolley use in early 20th century Maine, farm and rural life at the turn of the century, the story of Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine, WWI, and the flu pandemic of 1918-1920.
