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Keywords: weavers

Historical Items

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Item 23042

Pepperell Weavers, Biddeford, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 99124

Pepperell Mills weavers, Biddeford, ca. 1925

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1925 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 21530

Perley Keys, Sanford, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Tax Records

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Item 83657

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151368

Morgan residence, Petersburgh, New York, 1996-1997

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996–1997 Location: Petersburgh Client: Bob Morgan Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol Wilson | Tom Hall Architects

Online Exhibits

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Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

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Back to School

Public education has been a part of Maine since Euro-American settlement began to stabilize in the early eighteenth century. But not until the end of the nineteenth century was public education really compulsory in Maine.

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Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

Site Pages

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Southwest Harbor Public Library

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"Although she was a talented weaver and skillful homemaker she needed help to assure the future of her children."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… wood-carvers, knitters, crocheters, spinners, weavers all offer their wares at these events. Many of Rumford’s buildings are on the National…"

My Maine Stories

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Co-founding Halcyon Yarn and learning to weave
by Hector Jaeger

Moving to Maine, Halcyon Yarn, and rediscovering the joy of weaving

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Tapestry, Seine Twine and Burlesque
by Barbara Burns

My work as a tapestry artist and dancer in Maine.

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Why environmental advocacy is critical for making baskets
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune

My advocacy work for the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance