Keywords: worker benefits
Item 79711
Lounging Room, Mechanics Institute, Rumford, 1911
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1911-11-09 Location: Rumford Media: Booklet, ink on paper
Item 79714
Library and Reading Room, Mechanics Institute, Rumford, 1911
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1911-11-09 Location: Rumford Media: Booklet, ink on paper
Exhibit
History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
Exhibit
The paper mill on the Penobscot River in South Brewer, which became known as Eastern Fine Paper Co., began as a sawmill in 1884 and grew over the years as an important part of the economy of the region and a large presence in the landscape. Its closing in 2005 affected more than the men and women who lost their jobs.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong
"… from the mill, it was apparent that he could not benefit from the railroad. In 1888 he relocated his mill operations to Strong, the junction of…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill
"Another way it benefited the town is that it gave some people a job after the spool mill moved away."
Story
Nicole Morin-Scribner: living the dreams of her immigrant parent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A 6-year-old immigrant makes the most of her opportunities while staying connected to her roots
Story
Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
