Maine Memory Network

General Lafayette's toast given at Kennebunk, 1825

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1825 Location: Kennebunk Media: Ink on paper

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Wire stove top toaster, Littleton, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Littleton Media: Metal

335-341 Allen Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles L Hayes Style: Vernacular Use: Dwelling & Store

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"… Rhum at a draught." Aside from that historic toast, Josselyn recorded some of the common medical uses of alcohol he observed."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… Peabody Essex Museum Jeremiah Berry (1742-1816) toasts the successful economy while on a break in his Portland blockmaking shop."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES Ladies' Third Annual Banquet. Farmington, Maine. 1893. Back cover.

"They include some of the leading citizens of Farmington. The "toasts" appear to have been a bit lengthy, since the Franklin Journal reported the last…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… down to the social building on Main Street for toast, jam, and the delicious hard-boiled eggs that were served by church ladies group."

Pandemic Chaplaincy
by Rev Judy L Braun

Reflections of a hospice Chaplains encounter with end of life during Coronavirus pandemic 2020-21