Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"Also, quilts and spreads, carpets, rugs and plants, fancy work, taxidermy. The fair has been held every year since 1840 at the fair grounds on High…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"… finished and painted the interior and donated carpeting and other materials.   Meanwhile a library committee was established and they contacted…"

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

"Carpeting and interior artistry during the late 1920’s and early '30s added yet much needed improvements."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… firm to establish their presence in the carpeting business, They also acquired Johnson Woolen of Connecticut adding raw wool scouring and grading…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… to dry goods such as: overalls, Aunt Lydia’s carpet thread, bolts of cloth, lamp chimneys, medicines and tooth powder."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.