Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"… Society Description After the Civil War, American-manufactured silk fabrics, threads and trimmings, along with the sewing machine…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"Nylon, hitherto retained for war purposes, now reached the fashion scene, to be followed by polyester, wool-like acrylic and many others."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… the austerity and fabric shortages of the War years, this feminine look was happily embraced by some, but a point of controversy among those who…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… use, making items such as underwear and Civil War uniforms. Machine sewing became feasible due to the Northhampton, Massachusetts Nonotuck…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… 1825 ball in Portland, in honor of Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette. By 1825, the dress was altered and re-constructed, perhaps as…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… and art (2019), Designing Acadia (2017), World War I and the Maine Experience (2017), Fashionable Maine: early twentieth century clothing (2016)…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"In 1904, Mandel's Department Store in New York advertised a high quality fashionable ready-made suit priced at $25.00 (approximately $700.00 in the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 1 of 3

"… yardage could be found in the new burgeoning city department stores, including Peck's in Lewiston, Libby's in Portland, and in small town dry-goods…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ada Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… old she made books her friend & has never yet departed from them.' In the center, she is shown as she appeared in her dancing debut at age 5, in…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"… for quality, then packaged, and sent to sale departments. “Prides was definitely a fast-paced mill,” said Darius Desmarais, an employee of Prides…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… over to the town thus creating another town department, the Partnership Food Pantry was established to help feed area hungry, and a $250,000…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… Historical Society The Guilford Fire Department was organized in 1893 and was comprised of 16 men and their equipment which consisted of linen…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… plaque presentation by George Tucker of the Maine Department of Education. The principal recognized the blue ribbon award as an opportunity to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Links to Presque Isle Pastimes

"… Solar System Model Saturn X The Francis Malcolm Science Center Francis Malcolm Science Center X Presque Isle Recreation Department"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… the Safe Drinking Water Act was passed, and the Department of Human Services required residents to boil their drinking water."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"The Guilford Fire Department is a volunteer fire department and was founded in 1893. (Gen. Disasters 2006-2010) In the beginning there were 16…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… of Deeds, Register of Probate, and the Sheriff's Department. These offices serve all the residents of the county by enforcing laws, conducting…"

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… that in the years following the Revolutionary War, "population growth and careless exploitation had wrought worsening scarcities of land, hay…"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"But the post-war years brought some hope for the future in the form of a renewed interest in historic preservation."

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… single employer, established after the Civil War, was the granite industry. For over 50 years, it employed close to 500 skilled stone cutters and…"

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… of Martha Ballard and great-grandfather of civil war nurse and founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton) and Benjamin Vaughan."

Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"… gospel interfere with politics? (No) Was the late war between the United States and Great Britain beneficial to the former? (No) The next step in…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"At the outbreak of the Civil War 1861, Agry retired. Captian Benjamin Gould House, Winthrop Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library Captain…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"After the Civil War, Aroostook County, in general, and Presque Isle, in particular, found economic prosperity in the starch industry."