Maine Memory Network

Diary of Thomas Lancaster, New Sharon, 1855–1867

Contributed by: New Sharon Historical Committee Date: 1855–1867 Location: New Sharon Media: Paper

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Mary Lancaster Tompson, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Scarborough Media: Oil paint, canvas

180-182 Lancaster Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Abram Isenman Use: Garage, public

25 Lancaster Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Novelty Rug Company Use: Factory

Ralph Lancaster hunting camp, 1978

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1978 Client: Ralph Lancaster Architect: Holmes A. Stockly; Stockly Associates

Cushman Baking Co., Portland, 1935-1945

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935–1945 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Cushman Baking Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

Samplers: Learning to Sew

Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Pat Carney Interview on Carney's Store Brooke Lancaster "Compare and contrast your topic in the past and in the present" Carney’s Store was first…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Lancaster, a noted bridge builder from New Sharon, for $1,000 and lasted nearly 20 years. But on Saturday October 13, 1855, during the Strong…"

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.