Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… a gathering of antique equipment for the use of competition and display, musters were a source of games, family bonding, new friendships…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Candid Photography

"… “Congratulations are due the school for attracting such a fine group of students especially in view of today’s competitive labor market.”"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"The railroad therefore had a major impact on competition for Maine farmers. Because of all this competition, Maine farmers had to get together and…"

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"Cliff was a schooner that had competition from steam-powered freighters during the Great Depression. In 1941, the "Zebedee E. Cliff" and the "Maude M."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"… on Sunday, January 2, 1994 due to insurmountable competition from a new 8-screen movie complex at the Aroostook Centre Mall."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"… design from square-riggers to schooners to stay competitive. Sail plans were greatly reduced, requiring fewer crewmembers, and ships’ holds were…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… high schools competed vigorously in intra-Island competition and in games and tournaments throughout the state."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… and became bound up in escalating imperial competition between the English and the French. Although the Wabanaki Nations remained a formidable…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… 1895 in Chicago; in nearby Old Orchard Beach, competitive auto racing on the beach began probably as early as 1903.(2) The first recorded formal…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"Photograph of cattle competition at the Blue Hill Fair, 1957Blue Hill Public Library Today, with the work of the Blue Hill Heritage Trust's Farmland…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… tough enough, but Maine farmers were also facing competition from the West, where crops were cheaper to grow and send east by railroad."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… of the reasons that shipbuilding stopped were competition from other shipyards and the new technologies of the ironclads and the steam engine."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"… closed its doors in the mid 1990s, due to the competition from Wal-Mart. For nearly one hundred years, Osgood’s was a popular store in Lincoln."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… farmers somewhat, the unforgiving environment and competition from the West limited recovery. With the exception of Aroostook County, Maine’s…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… group of students especially in view of today’s competitive labor market.” Mercy Hospital’s School of Nursing remained an important part of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… from Caribou and Houlton had also purchased competitive horses. (Shown here is a receipt of partial ownership in Braden) Mooseleuk is not an…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"Despite being competitive in all their sports programs, it was the success of the Rumford High School basketball teams of the 1970’s that really put…"

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

"86). This was a response common in the era to competition, what were seen as high costs of materials and labor, and low profits."

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

"… and varied choices of items to purchase at very competitive prices. Islanders are indeed fortunate that a few stores remain which still provide for…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"The fur trade caused intense competition among native people for access to European goods such as copper kettles, iron axes, knives, and firearms."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… that once thrived have closed due to foreign competition and a poor woods market. Central Elementary in the North, the last school in town, closes…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… had become a retail center facing stiff competition to remain financially viable. Preservation and Promotion of Downtown The end of the 20th…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… in agricultural matters, and stimulating a competition among farmers.” (History of the Farmington Fair, The First 150 Years: 1840-1990, Mildred…"