Keywords: diamonds
Item 17276
Lillian Nordica in diamond tiara, ca. 1896
Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: circa 1896 Location: New York; Farmington Media: Photographic print
Item 48433
Claudia Wigglesworth brooch and earrings, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Princeton Media: Amethyst, pearl, diamonds, gold
Item 85621
Great Diamond Island Association property, Great Diamond Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Great Diamond Island Association Use: Wharf & Waiting Room
Item 85630
Great Diamond Island Association property, Bay Avenue, Great Diamond Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Great Diamond Island Association Use: Wharf
Item 151481
House by the Sea, Great Diamond Island, 1997
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1997 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: Carol A. Wilson
Item 151277
Asticou Azalea Garden, Mount Desert, 1982-1992
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1982–1992
Location: Mount Desert
Client: The Island Foundation
Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
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Exhibit
Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine
Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite
"When dressed it was almost as white as marble, and when polished its surface glittered like diamonds."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98
"… branch and glittered in the sun like a million diamonds. Ice comes and stays, ready to melt from the sun rays."
Story
Bunkers and Lodges
by Bob Martin & Emily Holdtman Martin
Growing up in Maine, summering in Maine, and how it's changed.
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
