Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Row House

"Here lived some of Hallowell's early textile workers. Built by Isaac Gage of Augusta, this Federal-style worker's residence on Second Street was…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… organization was to support English immigrant worker integration into the Western Maine community."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The workers used splitting forks and pick poles to line up the blocks that were lifted by the steam hoist."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The workers used splitting forks and pick poles to line up the blocks that were lifted by the steam hoist."

Old Berwick Historical Society

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"… the island was granite quarrying--reportedly 150 workers were employed at a mine called the Brown & McAllister Mine which was in operation from…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… Massey House, a Minturn boarding house for quarry workers. She met and fell in love with David Cruickshank Morris, and although they had no…"

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

"… more or less – 84 dwelling houses, 12 school houses, 14 meeting houses [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… boarding houses sprang up on the island to meet the needs of housing the workers. Eva Wheaton talks about the boarding houses in her audio."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… Society Enter Miss Adelaide Pearson, social worker, musician, world traveler, author, lecturer and founder of Blue Hill’s Rowantree Pottery."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… prosperity of these times not only brought more workers to the shipyards of Bath, but also created a bustling and diverse downtown that served as…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"Martin wrote that the girl's mother was ill and became an invalid and, "this little girl assumed the house work cooked nice bread, meats, pies, cakes…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"Workers produced building stones, paving stones and statuary and monuments. The paving stones, 6x8 inches, sold for 20 cents apiece and were shipped…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… the units to housing for South Portland shipyard workers. Dunstan Observation Post, Scarborough, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"During the busy years, the increase in workers had a visible result on the island; there were boarding houses, boardwalks, sidewalks, hotels…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - About Us

"… work, please visit: http://www.swansislandhistory.org Click the links below to read about our busy workers! History Detectives The Crew"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… rain caused the soil to give way and the exposed workers abandoned their effort under fire from the men in the garrison."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"Also by the railroad there were six more homes. Many of the houses on Red Row were two story houses. Most had an attic and some even had a basement."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Fish factory workers, Swan's Island, ca. 1890Swan's Island Historical Society By the early 1900s there were six or more fish factories mostly on the…"

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"City Office workers were communicating with Central Maine Power and the food bank to get power to the area and get food to the elderly and needy."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"… about their own family connections to quarry workers. Please join us in our exploration of Baird's quarry, from its working days to its present…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… operation, the pond was kept drained so that the workers could access the granite. When the quarrying season was over each year, the rain filled up…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… as an inventor, a gardener/farmer, and a worker. In a journal he began writing in 1864, Martin described a cart he invented in about 1833 -- and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"When summer came, workers would take the ice down south by ship where they could use it to keep things cold, so produce, meats, and dairy goods would…"