Keywords: wreath
Item 98916
Hair wreath, Presque Isle, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Presque Isle Media: Hair, cloth
Item 12976
Wreath of Human Hair, ca. 1867
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1867 Location: Houlton Media: Human hair
Item 36921
37-39 Clark Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Arthur Dow Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 69171
108 Park Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Heirs of Thomas Chadwick Use: Dwelling - Single family
Exhibit
Presque Isle and the Civil War
Presque Isle had fewer than 1,000 residents in 1860, but it still felt the impact of the Civil War. About half of the town's men went off to war. Of those, a third died. The effects of the war were widespread in the small community.
Exhibit
Evergreens and a Jolly Old Elf
Santa Claus and evergreens have been common December additions to homes, schools, businesses, and other public places to America since the mid nineteenth century. They are two symbols of the Christian holiday of Christmas whose origins are unrelated to the religious meaning of the day.
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events
"… down to the fisherman’s co-op wharf and watch a wreath being thrown into the harbor commemorating those whose lives were lost at sea."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889
"No 4 was a wreath interspersed with roses and the choicest flowers, No 5 was I might say a mound of flowers presented by neighbours, friends from a…"
