Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"Over the years, his job became more complex with paperwork and planning. Del would also go to schools to speak about his job."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Police Department

"… firearms, uniforms, expenses, and the term and job of city marshals. The police have changed and evolved in developing new ways to keep us safe."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse

"… out, or new trimmings applied, but sometimes the job was much more extensive as this informative and unusual group of surviving items from the…"

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"Machines were replacing jobs that people had. So basically, the jobs were going away because the technology was getting better."

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"Hallowell city officials did a great job handling one of the worst natural disasters Maine has ever seen."

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… and no longer need to wear a tie while on the job. The following is an example of the expenses of the city of Hallowell’s police department from…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Development of an Island-wide Identity

"… provided economic stability and year-round jobs, drawing people from throughout the island and beyond in a common pursuit of knowledge and…"

Historic Hallowell - Volunteer Firefighters and their Fire Clothes

"Volunteer firefighters have other jobs for an income. The volunteers also do training, fundraising, equipment, and maintenance."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… and Chelsea used the ferry to get to schools, jobs, and stores. People that didn’t live in Chelsea or Hallowell had to find their own means of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"… to Presque Isle to work in various harvesting jobs. Usually the farmer would provide housing for these families."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"1922Nylander Museum Albert’s father worked many jobs. One was as a dairy farm inspector while my grandpa was in high school."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"He discusses jobs that his family held, minimum wage, and his thoughts on President Barack Obama. Raymond Wallace Thomaston ME January 22,2009 1:45…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"I might find my future job from reading the newspaper. People ask what would happen if they put the Lincoln News online and got rid of the paper."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Dad said I need to get an extra job so we can buy more foxes for the farm. We just moved from Florida because we all needed jobs, so Dad made an…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… River Region” he writes that in 1851, Captain Job Pierce, who was an experienced whale hunter built a clipper-built, schooner-rigged whaler."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… HallowellHubbard Free Library “It was a terrible job. Terrible! Cold in the winter and cold and wet in the summer. Horrible."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… his death in 1937 – nearly 60 years – providing jobs for many women. Women were suited for the work because of their ability to sew."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Ship’s joiners and carpenters had their choice of jobs, and more accomplished finish carpenters were in high demand."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"It takes leadership to get the job done, and the message here is that you can make a difference. Somewhere along the line you will get a chance to…"

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

"… to their home countries or moved on to other jobs, some stayed, married, and are the ancestors of many island residents of today."

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

"… had 10 teams and the horses were used for various jobs. The mills in Stockholm employed most of the people in town."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"The plentiful jobs went to no jobs. Everyone in Stockholm was trying to survive with scarce supplies."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… for children to start their first full time job at the factories around the age of seven, but some children as young as five years old were…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"In 1852, another son, Captain Job Pierce, built the whaling ship “Lively” in Chelsea. On its way home from its maiden voyage it was lost off Bermuda…"