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Category: Objects, Artifacts, & Specimens
Objects, Artifacts, & Specimens, Videos
Judy Taylor Interview-Maine Labor Mural
In 2008, Artist Judy Taylor painted 11 panels to tell the story of Maine’s labor history. The mural was installed at the Maine Department of Labor in September 2008 and removed in March 2011. The mural was re-installed in the atrium of Maine’s state Cultural Building in January 2013 and is now a permanent part […]
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Objects, Artifacts, & Specimens, Videos
Museum Moments: The Lion Locomotive
The Lion was built in 1846. For almost 50 years the Lion hauled lumber from the mills in Whitneyville to the schooners in Machiasport. Watch the video below to learn more! Hover over the images below to zoom in
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Objects, Artifacts, & Specimens, Videos
Museum Moments: The Spear Mill
One of the really cool things about our Made in Maine exhibit is our water-powered mill. This is the Spear sawmill built in Warren, Maine, in 1764. In the 1980’s when the Museum was constructing the Made in Maine exhibit, the Spear Mill was in Warren, but the building was falling apart around it. Museum […]
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Objects, Artifacts, & Specimens, Videos
Artisans Re-Create an Outfit from the 1700’s that was Worn by a Maliseet Chief
In 2009 Wabanaki artisans Frances Frey, Jennifer Neptune, and Rose Tomah teamed together with the museum’s curator Laurie LaBar and textile specialist Marion Scharoun to re-create an outfit from the 1700’s that was worn by a Maliseet Chief. This group of talented women used historical techniques of beadwork, appliqué, and hand stitching to meticulously create […]
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