Maine Memory Network

Douglass Copper Mine, Blue Hill, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photographic print

Copper beeches, Stanley Hill, Kingfield, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Stanley Museum on deposit at Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Kingfield Media: Lantern slide, hand colored

Indians, Furs, and Economics

When Europeans arrived in North America and disrupted traditional Native American patterns of life, they also offered other opportunities: trade goods for furs. The fur trade had mixed results for the Wabanaki.

Power of Potential

The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held their seventh annual convention in Portland during July 12 to July 18, 1925. Over 2,000 working women from around the country visited the city.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Cutler Memorial Library, Farmington, 1903

"Notice the copper trim, eaves, downspouting, and roof finials that are still the bright copper as when they were installed."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Copper and Gold Exchange, Blue Hill, ca. 1900Blue Hill Historical Society The Mining Boom. In a series of newspaper articles published a hundred…"

Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall

We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.