Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

""Up-River Weekly News: South Lincoln." Ed. Alan H. Hawkins. The Mattanawcook Observer, Volume 2 Number 1 Oct. 1983: 20. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"… granite counterweights and had to be wound every week. The clock was electrified in the 1960s. The presence of the Lincoln Theatre (at right)…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"… early years, the male teachers were paid $4.18 a week and females were paid $1.52 a week. It was rebuilt three times and the third time, the high…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"Now, in 2010, we can receive and send mail any day of the week, except Sunday. Another way the postal service has changed is the price of the stamp."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"The use of a switchboard operator came to an end in Lincoln on November 13, 1953. Logan Booker "Compare/contrast your topic (the telegraph) in the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"They have a choir there. They sing, and I like listening to their music. There are fun things that go on after church, like Easter egg coloring, kids…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"The books at first were 2 cents a book for a two week loan. Librarians made $25 per year. A year of change for the library took place in 1895, when…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Many customers visited the store throughout the week just to visit and talk. Outdoor clothing was one of its most popular areas, which included…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"Weatherbee started a weekly newspaper called Gateway News. In the 1900s, the Lincoln News was called the Lincoln Chronicle and came out on Saturday."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"Also, it used to get thousands of people a week visiting the store. That is no longer true most of the time."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"“Boy it’s a bad week for the Jimenez’s,” said Jack while driving his suffering wife to the hospital."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"The regular salary was $10 to $15 a week. The teacher usually boarded with a family in the area. Dyer School Building, cr."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Fly Rod wrote her weekly columns about hunting and fishing. In the Maine Woods, Forest and Stream, The American Angler, Rod and Gun, and The American…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… in charge of all eight grades, earned $10 a week, and they usually boarded with a local family."

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

"At the age of 15, she worked five nights a week and slept on a sofa in the office. She was allowed to sleep after 11 p.m., but farmers would wake her…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Print. Kjenstad, Lowell G. The Collection-Cole Land Transportation Museum. Bangor: Furbush-Roberts Printing Company, 1998. Print. Lossing, Benson J."

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Ten days later, Dr. Wilson G. Smillie penned a letter to the State Commissioner of Education explaining that the flagpole had been erected in memory…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… the result of an aggressive campaign by Captain G. W. Schroeder, Thomas's immigration office manager in Gothenburg, Sweden (and the leader of the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"Crosby of Belfast, called for the need of a Normal School in Maine in his first report. Mark H. Dunnell, the State's Superintendent, wrote in 1857…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"A ticket for the trip from Portland, approximately 187 miles, cost $4, with an additional charge for meals and staterooms."

Prince Memorial Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Stevens’ class at W.G. Mallett School in Farmington have created this claymation movie depicting Stephen Titcomb’s story."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"History of the Town of Mexico, E. G. Kimball A Story of the Town of Mexico 1818-1968: One Hundred Fiftieth Birthday Celebration and what has gone…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"1800." Pilgrimage No. 4, 1969. Butler, F.G. A History of Farmington, Maine. Somersworth, N.H. New England History Press, 1983 {a reprint of 1885}."