Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware Store window display, Lincoln, ca. 1943

"… is some Beatham" "Archer boy & (illegible) at right of Uncle Sam" View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"One story Jeremiah told me was about an apple, an uncle, and two sneaky boys. As a kid, Jeremiah and his brother would spend the night at their…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"… and he was placed under the guardianship of his uncle Jonathan Belcher, who was an influential Boston merchant and Governor of Massachusetts…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fred Ryder, Bangor, 1864

"… Fred Ryder was an orphan who lived with his uncle in Bangor. He sold candy on the streets. In cold weather, he visited John Martin's store on…"

Early Maine Photography - War

"… of Monmouth joined the staff of his illustrious uncle, General Henry Dearborn, in his teens and witnessed many of the events of the American…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"When she came to New Sweden it was her and her uncle. Later her mom joined them. Her mom's name was Johanna Johanson, before she married Nilis…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"… your topic in the past and in the present" My uncle worked as a road constructor and he worked there for a while and then bought his own property…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… bedrooms for the summer to bunk in with aunts and uncles while the parents hosted guests in their homes."

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… raised in a family that included physicians (her uncle was a doctor as were two brothers-in-law). What made Martha Ballard's life even more…"

Bowdoin College Museum of Art

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Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"Jonathan was sent to live with his uncle, Joseph Avery, who raised him and, because he was aware of Jonathan's extraordinary talents and intellectual…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… stayed behind and was raised by her Aunt and Uncle who lived in Fort Kent. After graduation she attended Madawaska Training School and later Beals…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… was on the council, along with his father and uncle. Hutchinson sold his share to Colonel Thomas Westbrook in the late 1720’s."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… shingle-styled, two-story home designed by his uncle, Fred Savage, which is still located at 2 Asticou Hill Trail on the corner of Asticou Way and…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"… learned from their fathers, mothers, aunts and uncles, all the people who had worked in the smokehouses. They worked right along with them."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Biddeford Historical Society. (N, M) Everybody's Uncle Sam: the life and legacy of Sam L. Cohen. Sam L."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"I recently refurbished a house with my dad and my uncle also. I have also been to a sawmill in Chester."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"He then lived with his uncle, and moved to Lincoln in 1826 where he started his own life. Upon arriving in Lincoln, Jacob started working for a man…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… of four boys whose father, grandfathers, several uncles and cousins were all lobstermen, I recall lobster fishing during the period 1949 to 1966."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… in 1982 by Emily Phillips Reynolds (1889-1984), "…Uncle John and Aunt Emily had a barn dance in the big barn after it was moved and set up new."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"But they did not get far before “Uncle Samuel” overhauled and stepped on their round heels. They left Saturday night and Sunday morning, the 4th Inst."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… decided at the time they purchased Braden that “Uncle” John Willard would be his driver. Willard drove Braden in fifty-six races, of which he won…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He went to war when he was just 16 years old. His uncle was given fifteen dollars for signing him up for the Army."