Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals

"… Many years ago, the fire department raised money by sponsoring the annual World of Mirth carnival and firemen’s musters.The Hallowell Union Fire…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 3 of 4

"When they were old enough to earn money, they would order clothes through a catalog. Glenna walked to grade school, which was up in the field behind…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"My parents raised chickens for money and for meat. They kept them in the house; free to wander where they wanted."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"Back then they did not have much money to do things like that because that was during the Depression and there were not many jobs or recreational…"

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"The musters and carnivals were a way of raising money for the Fire Club. The technology was primitive in those days with only buckets used to put out…"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"… was timber, quarrying granite soon followed as a money-maker. Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Culture

"When the money was raised to build the "new" library building, one of the architectural features was a vault where items deemed valuable and…"

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

"… Presque Isle Historical Society To get money, she picked potatoes during harvest, and also she babysat."

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"He also sent money to his family and anxiously awaited return mail from them. John’s family told him there were many “Bluehillers” going west to earn…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… he would build if he had "two thousand dollars in money and a small portion of time each growing season for ten years." The site he chose for his…"

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… especially with the war of 1812 going on and money scarce. In 1817 the name was changed to Bloomfield Academy because the town's name had changed…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 2 of 3

"… trucks cost about $1,700 each so we made a lot of money that day! It took three carrier trucks to bring all of the farm trucks to Presque Isle."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… So there was a lot of alcohol that brought in money. And then the paving during Roosevelt’s administration- ya know they had public road projects…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"We also get affected because of the gas money when we want to go see one. The money is three dollars a gallon."

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"… the economy of Hallowell because it brought money into the town. The Cotton Mill is a landmark in Hallowell because it was a very important part of…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5

"Her family would use the money to buy clothes for school. If she was lucky, she might get a nickel to buy her favorite candy bar, a Milky Way."

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"… such as neighbors and friends, to make extra money. This, of course, was not as easy as people think."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"… great fun (not sure the donkeys would agree) and money was raised for local charities. Dexter Lee, on the ground in the picture on the right, rubs…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"… Theatrical performances often focused on raising money to benefit various island endeavors, children enjoying dressing-up, or community members…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… included stock sales on which most investors lost money. Dunning is shown here in a sketch John Martin of Bangor made on page 51 of his "Scrap…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"Did you feel much pressure? Much of our money was left in the banks. When the kids were born there wasn’t much of my mother working."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… animal but it’s an easy job that pays good money. I poisoned them instead of shooting them or breaking their necks, because I would have never been…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"The bank holds a lot of peoples money. It allows them to apply for loans, as well as deposit and withdraw money."