This cinta was found among Miss Elizabeth Bishop Perkins’ (1869-1952) collections from her travels to Mexico and Guatemala in the 1940s. A cinta is a hair ornament. The colors and patterns woven into the cinta indicate the social status of the woman wearing it as well as the village from where she comes. Cintas, which [...]
Archive for February, 2012
What is it? It’s a cinta! Read on….
Posted in history, objects, tagged 18th century Maine, history, mystery object on February 28, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Who was it? Alfred Landon and Col. Frank Knox rant the Republican ticket in 1936. Congrats to allsand001@earthlink.net!
Posted in history, objects, tagged 18th century Maine, history, mystery object on February 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
This political pin belonged to Winifred Augusta (McIntire) Donnell (1924-1994) York, who was apparently a supporter of Alfred Mossman Landon and Colonel Frank Knox. Landon and Knox ran against Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election. Landon only carried the states of Maine and Vermont.
Second of Six Themes
Posted in Uncategorized on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the second of the six themes the Museum has decided are essential parts of York’s history. We are seaking reaction on these themes from our audience so let us know what you think! Periodic waves of newcomers have altered the character of the town. English settlers immigrated to York beginning in the 1630s [...]
What is it? It’s a wallet!
Posted in history, objects, tagged 18th century Maine, history, mystery object on February 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Although this has the appearance of a schoolgirl’s sampler, Luther Warfield was a married 30-year old man when this was made. You can get an idea of how the wallet would have looked in its finished state by looking at the above example (same wallet, two views). This wallet was made by Abigail Wallworth (1840-1865), [...]
Key Themes in York History
Posted in Uncategorized on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is the first of six key themes the staff at Old York have identified. The goal is to use these themes to create an Interpretive Plan that will be a framework for everything we do from exhibits and programing to collections and our archives. York is where Maine began. York was founded in the 1630s by agents [...]
What is it? A valentine!
Posted in history, objects, tagged 18th century Maine, history, mystery object on February 7, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Unfortunately the identity of the writer and his true love have been lost to time, although his sentiments are not. Inscribed along the maze is the following poem: “Crossing, winding, turned in and out, Ne’er ceasing? …turning round about. And as you see it links…crosses…/so has thy beauty proved to me a share/For by the [...]
