Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"During the town reports published in the 1960s women’s names began appearing in lists serving on committees for the town."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"Eaton, an early town historian, reports the first vessel launched in old Thomaston was in 1787 on the Wessaweskeag, in what is now South Thomaston."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"After Captain Smith reported his discoveries, Prince Charles replaced the local names supplied by Smith, changing North Virginia to New England and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"… Historical Society By 1830, the census reported 4221 residents in Thomaston. To house the increased work force, additional housing was needed…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"According to all official reports, Knox fell ill after swallowing a chicken bone, resulting in an infection that took his life after a few days of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"… his farm on Brooklyn Heights, where the fugitive reportedly worked for some days. Concurrently, James Sagurs realized the disappearance of his…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Stimpson House

"The original ceilings were reported to be 12’ downstairs and 9’ upstairs. Captain Rider’s son, Thomas, was also a joiner, who, among others, built…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Civil War

"… are appropriate ways to gather, synthesize, and report research? What are the differences between primary and secondary sources? Students worked in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… at the prison and in 1899, a newspaper reports that railroad carloads of broomcorn, ash lumber from Bangor and broom handles were received."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"By then the G.A.R. had well over seven thousand posts, ranging in size from fewer than two dozen members in small towns, to more than one thousand in…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"A town project was reportedly never so well organized. Those who could not make monetary donations could make fudge, cream puffs, a pie, or a batch…"

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

"A fire was reported to her, and she would call the fire department. When people heard the alarm in town, they would call her to ask where the fire…"

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

"… General Henry Knox Museum The Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Industrial and Labor Statistics for the State of Maine, published in 1897…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"… The building was contracted for $12,000, but a report submitted by Attorney General Erastus Foote in 1829 lists a cost for the original prison as…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"While in NY Harbor, the 284’ long Hoyt was reported to be so mobbed by enthusiastic visitors that they broke down her gangplank."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The games were reported at length in the newspapers of the time Roller Polo was introduced by Fred D."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"(Superintendent’s Report in Town Report) While the Superintendent's report doesn't mention the Model school until 1917, the dates on the two pictures…"

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

"A.S. Hall, superintendent of the water company, reported to the Bath Daily Times that he had to fix it in the shortest possible time."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"For example, in his letter of May 23 ,1862, he reports that his unit was preparing to march in Richmond, Virginia, which was just 6 miles away."

Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… never prejudiced’ TOWN OF GUILFORD -TOWN REPORTS – 1900 TO PRESENT THE GUILFORD REGISTER NEWSPAPERS – 1900 To April 1952 Originals and copies on…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"The success of the colony was reported in the newspapers the following year. Thomas himself wrote that he only told stories of the victories of the…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… Volume 12, pp 115-122 personal interviews with Tom Blake and Linwood Flanders Guilford Town Reports; 1966 to present EXHIBITS HOME"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"The Trebor Mansion was reported on fire at 9:45 in the morning. At the time the Trebor was 173 years old."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"The 1947 Town Report published a Nurses Agreement between the the Town of Swan's Island and the Maine Seacoast Mission."