Keywords: funerals
Item 67296
City Council resolve after death of Mayor Jonathan Tuck, Biddeford, 1861
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1861-01-19 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper
Item 21616
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1927 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 42814
289 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Estate of John S. Cushman Use: Funeral Parlor
Item 48942
15 Deering Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: RH Flaherty & Son Use: Funeral Parlor
Item 151336
Mortuary Chapel, Gorham, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Gorham Client: Sarah E. Giddings Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Mourning Fashions
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 18th and 19th century mourning jewelry and fashions.
Exhibit
Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical
Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral
"Henry Knox: The Funeral Thomaston Cavalry Banner This is the banner that the Thomaston Cavalry may have carried in Henry Knox's funeral…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 72-120
"Martin described her illness, death, and funeral in detail. He also wrote about their son Junior, dances and dance schools, the final days of…"
Story
John Conroy: proud heir of a 4-generation business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The evolution of a family business providing funeral services
Story
Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
