Maine Memory Network

Caribou Public Library

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"… 30 High Street, Caribou 207-493-4214 ddubois@caribou-public.lib.me.us Be sure to visit the library's website at www.caribou-public.lib.me.us."

Nylander Museum

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"He directed this museum until he died on July 29, 1943 in Caribou. Nylander Model X In years past, museums such as the Smithsonian Museum and…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Student Projects

"… museums in New Sweden, Stockholm, and the Nylander Museum in Caribou. Mr. Easter 7th & 8th Grade Teacher New Sweden School New Sweden, Maine"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"… serving the localities of New Sweden, Carson, and Caribou. These trolleys were used until 1946 when diesel engines were used."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"… into the surrounding towns of Perham, Connor, and Caribou. Nils and Karna Persson, New Sweden, ca."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"… north to Madawaska, running through Presque Isle, Caribou, New Sweden, Stockholm, and Van Buren. In 1892 the route from Houlton to Van Buren, Fort…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… DAYS Hand Digger Dennis Harris, Treasurer of the Caribou Historical Society, demonstrates the hand digger."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… and Aroostook rail line was extended north from Caribou through New Sweden and Stockholm to Van Buren."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"… Memory Network Albert, my grandpa, was born in Caribou in 1942. He has lived there, except for the four years he went to college in Bangor."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"In the mid-1800s much of Maine north and west of Caribou was unbroken forest. The ridges and hilltops were covered by sugar maple, beech, and ash…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The Paleoindians, ice age hunters of mammoth and caribou, camped around Munsungan Lake and quarried high quality red, green, and gray chert (flint)…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"The second location was, unexpectedly, Caribou. The Sisters, with local northern Maine supporters, tried to marshal sufficient resources to set up a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… in each direction: four between Presque Isle and Caribou; two between Presque Isle and New Sweden. Freight service consisted on one train a day…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"1936 Bangor to Caribou Marathon SkiersNew Sweden Historical Society Some of the people that wanted to form the club were Evald Anderson, Buck…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Braden, for $4,010. Groups from Caribou and Houlton had also purchased competitive horses. (Shown here is a receipt of partial ownership in Braden)…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"Horses, obtained in Caribou in 1871, were used to plow and to assist in clearing the land the next summer."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… of 7.13 miles on June 29, 1912, the city of Caribou was joined with the AVR and the line grew to service over 32 miles of the Aroostook County…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… laws were put into place that regulated how many deer you could tag. Moose hunting and caribou hunting were outlawed. Return to Student Research"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"From deep wood teepees they would track deer, caribou, moose, and bear. They would use a bow and arrow to catch the animals in a snow drift."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"He was the assistant varsity coach at Caribou High School before his success in Hampden. Bartlet came to Hampden in 2004, where he met a group of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… are the three thriving towns of Presque Isle, Caribou and Fort Fairfield, with an average population of about 4000 each and an average valuation…"