Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"Businesses would lose employment and maybe have to be shut down until the war ended. It is good to recognize these people."

Early Maine Photography - War

"… Collection, the images of two aged Revolutionary War veterans are contrasted with those of several young men who served in the Civil War."

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

"Orren Brackley was born on December 2, 1846, in Avon, the son of John Brackley, Jr.. He went to war when he was just 16 years old."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"War Conrad Heyer, Waldoboro, ca. 1852Maine Historical Society Two of the treasures of the Maine Historical Society’s collection of early…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"War As the Civil War began in 1861, the ambrotype was joined by the tintype as a form of photography "popular with soldiers and camp photographers…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… to 60 thousand boxes of fish annually, bringing employment and prosperity to the town. In 1797, Daniel Ramsdell cured the first herring by smoke, a…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Jeremiah Fowler employed 125 men. Operated by tidal power; later by steam 1850 • Census – population 3,000 • Three post offices – Lubec, W. Lubec, N."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"… band of more willing hearts and hands, than those employed in making up these small packages; and we shall be amply rewarded, and most happy to do…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"Navy. Avery also served in World War II, returning to inactive duty after five and a half years of service with the rank of Captain and the Legion of…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… was a fraternal organization of union Civil War veterans. The youngest would have been 60 in 1911, assuming a 14 year old fighting in 1865."

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

"… had donated the land to the town for the Civil War Soldiers’ monument. Click on the photo below then zoom in left center and see her lifting the…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Revolutionary War hero Col. John Allan lived on Eastport’s Moose Island in retirement. And patriot Hopley Yeaton, native of New Hampshire and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The Stearns Lumber Company in East Hampden employed many Hampden men. From its modest beginnings in Brewer in 1836, the Stearns mill became one of…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The Stearns Lumber Company in East Hampden employed many Hampden men. From its modest beginnings in Brewer in 1836, the Stearns mill became one of…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… ensure and maintain its respectability, the park employed a stable of security guards, as well as police officers Fred Flynn and Harry Edgecomb…"

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

"… a corn canning factory that provided seasonal employment for many local young people. Apples were, and continue to be, an important piece of the…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… 1815 to 1859, and shipyards were a significant employer of Surry workmen in Surry village, East Surry and Newbury Neck."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… Society Summer theater provided needed summer employment and allowed artists to focus on their craft away from the city in a more relaxed country…"

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

"The mill employs 250 people at this time. More expansion and improvements continue over the next fifty years."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"… from former students who needed to provide employers with a record of their grades. The donation of the records coincided with the society’s start…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… artist’s hand, but instead become a tool to be employed by artists. Some Maine artists offered the option to have portraits painted based on…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"It brought in employment and brought in more profit to the community. With the mill came further industrialization to the area."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"The apprentices were to be "instructed and employed in any lawful art, trade or mystery, or as servants to be employed in any lawful work or…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"… a cost standpoint, circular sawed lumber made possible the large barns required by the emerging dairy industry in the post-Civil War period."