Maine Memory Network

Coopers Mills School House, Whitefield, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Whitefield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Whitefield Media: Postcard

Main Street, Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1910

Contributed by: An individual through Whitefield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Whitefield Media: Postcard

Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

Summer's Favorite Game

Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"This proved to be a very cooperative arrangement for both institutions. The scholars attending the Model School reduced the financial commitment for…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… both fresh and for salting, blacksmiths, coopers, a medicinal fish oil factory, and continued boat building."