Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825 Site of Vose's Wharf, Thomaston, Maine 2009Thomaston Historical Society Philip Hanson arrived from…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… his son Elmer (1860-1870) in the family's back yard in Bangor in August 1865. The illustration is on page 124 of Martin's "Scrap & Sketch Book"…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"… Product Hallowell Granite Works stone yard, Hallowell, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library A site between Winthrop Street and Central Street became…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Barnyard gate design, Bangor, 1867

"… on the north and up of the west side of the yard then follow around the rest of the yard." View additional information about this item on the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin cone cedar tree, Bangor, 1866

"He saved it from a gale, but later a cow came into his yard and damaged the tree. He wrote under the illustration, "My cone cedar tree transplanted…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"… 40-50 cents per yard, flannels 17-25 cents per yard and pressed cloth for 25 cents per yard. (25 cents is the equivalent to approximately $5.13…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 4 of 17

"… a contract for the New York Harlem Bridge and a bridge in Philadelphia to provide 25,000 yards of stone to New York and 600 for Philadelphia."

Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse

"… were so expensive and new dresses required many yards of fabric, women were familiar with the custom of either themselves or their dressmakers…"

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

"… Knox estate for the making of a shroud, several yards of black crepe, several yards of black silk, black gowns, black bonnets, black ribbon and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Today

"… Society Of the over 100 workers at the yard, most have made a lifetime career of fine boat building, some of whom are third, fourth and fifth…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… St., Bangor, designed and built this swing in his yard "for the comport" of his children. Martin, an accountant, shopkeeper, architecture…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"March 5, 1770 VOTED to work on the Burying Yard the 25th of April. There is a Jonah Dodge mentioned in the same early records who was buried "near…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… and New Wing - 1824 to 1843 Prison Yard Window Shades, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical Society Within four years, local builder…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"… and friends would all play softball in the yard with everyone who would come to their house. As far as sports were concerned, there was only…"

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

"… the chief market and promoter of Maine brick yards somewhere between 1760 and 1770. Several fires in Boston had greatly increased the popularity of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… moved his shipyard business from Warren to the yard surrounding Knox’s Wharf in Thomaston, becoming one of the most prominent shipbuilders in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"… figure in the foreground drives a snake from the yard. Historically – in its dynamic view of a coastal market town emerging from the frontier."

Abbot Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Lunt House, Cumberland at Center streets, Bangor, ca. 1852

"… Robinson to an Irishman and moved to McGaws Brick yard April 6th 1871." The Mrs. Cary to whom he referred was his mother-in-law."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Farm. Yard with horses, wagons, milk cans-needed) and brought new business to Lowell’s Store. Croswell's Store c."

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… jumpsuits, would be required to rake leaves or do yard work for retribution. Instead of shackles or chains, they were handcuffed for a short period…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"… shipyard owners were not building a vessel, the yards were often leased to individuals, who would build and launch their own vessels."

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… roofs caved in from the amount of ice buildup and yards filled with broken branches and trees felled by the amount of ice that had built up on them."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… he was helping a neighbor clear debris from his yard and was killed. A man who was elderly and was from Vassalboro died when he fell down some…"