Keywords: kitchen tools
Item 12303
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1890 Location: Brunswick Media: Steel, paint
Item 17137
Farm sink, Littleton, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Littleton Media: Iron
Exhibit
Desserts have always been a special treat. For centuries, Mainers have enjoyed something sweet as a nice conclusion to a meal or celebrate a special occasion. But many things have changed over the years: how cooks learn to make desserts, what foods and tools were available, what was important to people.
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
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Mount Desert Island Historical Society
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Story
Pandemic Chaplaincy
by Rev Judy L Braun
Reflections of a hospice Chaplains encounter with end of life during Coronavirus pandemic 2020-21
