Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… seaman and vessel captain and later on, schooner owner. In 1821, John II married neighbor Climena Roberts (1801-1884)."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"Gene Dyer, the owner of the building and his brother, Bertrand were in the process of having the school put on the National Register of historic…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"In the late 1890s, he was part-owner of a Lincoln saw mill and he later invented the first steam-powered log hauler at Waterville Iron Works in 1901."

Skyline Farm

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The General Henry Knox Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"When mill owner Charles Forster died, his estate funded a 16-bed hospital. Doris Clark was Bell’s nurse for 18 years."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… were not always well received by property owners whose land was bisected by the new byways, and early records tell about payments that were made by…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… molasses and lumber principally.” He was the owner of the first ship, the schooner Dispatch, built in Hampden in 1793, and part owner of many other…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… the first cemetery, and they were the first ferry owners. Early Government In 1805, riders brought official papers from Boston to Paris proclaiming…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… and a cat on the farm just had a litter, the owners would kill all but one of the kittens. Then they would let the mother cat take care of the pups…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"In 1890, company owners built a large hotel, the Islesboro Inn, and steamboat wharf to attract potential buyers."

Acadian Archives

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… then processed the potatoes into starch; factory owners sold this powdery product to cotton textile mills in southern Maine where it was used for…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… Newbury Neck, but William Coggins, the shipyard owner, was an astute businessman as well as an outstanding ship builder."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"… trustee, the town treasurer, a town agent, a land owner, a collector of taxes, and a constable in Lincoln’s early years."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Brackley, a local business owner, donated a parcel of land on Upper Main Street, which was more than adequate for a school."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Transportation was taken over by individual boat owners, who served as an on-demand ferry system. "Sunbeam" as a car ferry, Swan's Island, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… fair, beginning in 1883, where large animal owners show off their stock. Harness racing has been held since Bass Park was created."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… Evelyn was daughter of Bion Moses Pike, owner of the Lubec Sardine Co., who had donated the land to the town for the Civil War Soldiers’ monument…"

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

"Store owners on the island did not always expect to make a handsome profit, sometimes giving food on semi-permanent credit when they saw neighbors in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Pictures of his home survive. And he was the owner of a saw mill near his home. For further information on Alexander, see the Mill Section."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Its owner, Jonathan Davis, also constructed a store that was joined in the next decade by others. Not surprisingly, the street was known initially as…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"In fact, the owners of the horses that did regularly race against Braden were actively seeking pacers that might have a chance to defeat Presque…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… living in rows of company houses built by factory owners. Men gathered the herring from weirs, transported them to the factories, cooked the…"