Maine Memory Network

David Dunn, Mechanic Falls, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Mechanic Falls Media: Photographic print

Mechanic Falls High School students on The Dave Astor Show, Portland, 1962

Do you know these teenagers?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962-03-24 Location: Portland; Mechanic Falls Media: Film transparency

Block for the Rumford Falls Trust Co., Rumford, 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922 Location: Rumford; Rumford Client: Rumford Falls Trust Co. Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Tool house for cemetery, Mechanic Falls, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Mechanic Falls Client: Maple Grove Cemetery Architect: George M. Coombs
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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Back to School

Public education has been a part of Maine since Euro-American settlement began to stabilize in the early eighteenth century. But not until the end of the nineteenth century was public education really compulsory in Maine.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"The Rumford Mechanics Institute, the largest building constructed by Chisholm on the business island, was Chisholm’s answer to a YMCA for the Town of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"… had a gasoline engine mounted on it to power the mechanical parts. This made the digger easier for the horses to pull."

I work as a Journeyman Mechanic, or Millwright at Catalyst
by Linda Deane

Working on a paper machine and as a Millwright can be challenging as a woman and a Union Rep.

Canadian immigrant founds worlds largest paper company in 1898
by Hugh J. Chisholm

Hugh J. Chisholm founded International Paper, which was the world's largest paper company in 1898.