Many of the items in the permanent collection on the upper floors deal with the subject matter of the new exhibit at the Maine MILL in the Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston.
Photos on a series of panels at the Maine MILL help tell the story of Maine’s labor force in the early 1900s.
Lyle Merrifield stands in his farm museum at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Old-fashioned syrup jugs are on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Old-fashioned syrup bottles on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
The display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham contains shelves full of maple syrup memorabilia.
Maple syrup containers of all kinds are on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Early sap buckets are on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
An old Maine syrup can is on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Maple syrup cans from the past on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Old sugar molds are on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Some of the ceramic maple syrup jugs on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Some of the ceramic maple syrup jugs on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
A display of early Native American sap harvesting at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
A container of taps used by early Native American sap harvesters is on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Slides showing sugaring in the past are on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Taps and spouts crafted out of metal during the early 1900s are on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Spouts were once hand carved by farmers using whatever bits of wood they had available. Each farmer’s spouts tended to look unique to their cuttings. These are on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Wooden sap buckets are on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Wooden sugar molds of a beaver and a fish are on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Farmers made maple sugar molds out of wood, including this mold of a bible held by Lyle Merrifield. It is on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
Old-fashioned syrup containers on display at Merrifield Farm in Gorham.
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