Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Blizzard - Works Cited

"I wish for those days of the great blizzard Kennebec Journal Central ME: 2002 Chicago Blizzard of 1979. n.d. 10 Feb."

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… Area Board of Trade striving to make our city a great place to live, learn and do business and the Firemen’s Association committed to not only…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976 Train station and waterfront, Bangor flood, 1902 Partially submerged boxcars alongside a double-masted…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"Stevens, the architect’s great grandson. In addition to “Examples of American Domestic Architecture”, Stevens’ work is documented in the 1990 book…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… in running a school for war refugee boys from Great Britain and Europe. Gridley Barrows served in the Pacific during World War II, attaining the…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Thomas, who planned banks and palatial homes, the Great Depression of the 1930s brought difficult times that resulted in fewer commissions and a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Brick Works

"Several fires in Boston had greatly increased the popularity of brick as a building material. According to local historian Cyrus Eaton, Knox “went…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"When I started working in ’47 the work was steady. All the factories were busy. J: How did you know when they had fish to pack? S: Well, they would…"

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… Wormell Leavitt, (Betsey Leavitt Josselyn’s great-great-great grandmother) and Mary Elizabeth Wormell Marston."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"president, links two great nations. Spanning the start of the world’s longest international border, this art in engineering opened in 1962 between…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Women’s work and children’s work in the canneries remained much the same in the period; it was the men’s that changed."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The work was there for whoever needed it. We women used to have a good time. It was hard work but we all knew one another; we were like a family.”…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Freight haulers also benefited greatly from the new steamer service with horse drawn single and double hitches a common sight along the wharf."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… birch were often made use of, and at times with great severity, whenever the teacher thought necessary, and were remembered by the scholars as long…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Several island ladies have shown great skill in making quilts with intricate designs and patterns. Each year the annual quilt show brings island…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Islesboro was still controlled by Great Britain in 1780 and considered “behind enemy lines” when scientists from Harvard determined that a solar…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"The Meadow Pond settlement offered its residents great views and easily obtainable fresh water. In winter, it was the single source of ice which was…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… as Haley was walking by and struck him with great force. It hit the ground hard enough that Dr. E.M."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… before this new Town Hall was occupied, the “Great Fire of 1837” decimated most of the early records thought to be safely in storage."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… principally with the West Indies, France and Great Britain. Among the prominent entrepreneurs of this time was newcomer William King, who built a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Merchants' Row is a great part of history because of what the buildings have been through, such as the fire of 1837, and because the occupants of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… started in the Columbian Theatre, it required a great deal of renovation as well. From the time that the fire burnt many buildings down to when…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"Sadly enough, this great man died at age 79. Newly completed Patten Free Library, Bath, ca. 1890Patten Free Library Another person who did…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Train service improved greatly and long waits for automobile ferries disappeared. Passenger and freight train traffic increased enough to justify the…"