Maine Memory Network

Wilbur’s of Maine chocolate box, Freeport, 2001

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2001 Location: Freeport Media: Paper

Castle, Deering Oaks Park, Portland, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners

From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.

Remembering Mellie Dunham: Snowshoe Maker and Fiddler

Alanson Mellen "Mellie" Dunham and his wife Emma "Gram" Dunham were well-known musicians throughout Maine and the nation in the early decades of the 20th century. Mellie Dunham also received fame as a snowshoe maker.

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"An interior label reads "Confections Bazaar, A. Rosenthal, Berlin." Two black, flared shoulder capes, one sturdy wool, the other silk taffeta, are…"