Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Lumber Mill at the Mill Pond, Somesville, ca. 1905 At Somesville, the presence of flowing water meant that mills, such as this lumber mill, could be…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"1904 member, of the town. Annual report. 1905 member, of the town. Annual report. 1906. member, of the town. Annual report. 1907. Nason, Emma H."

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… Sketches of Blue Hill, Maine, Volume I, 1905.—(LI) Candage, R.G.F. Historical Sketches of Blue Hill, Maine, Volume II, 1907. Chase, E.H."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… the physical labor was completed between 1904 and 1905. A few years later, the town took over the administration of the Water Company."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… Seacoast Mission, an organization founded in 1905 to help Down East island communities. Their boat the Sunbeam provided periodic transportation, as…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"Sources: The Continental Paper Bag Company press, 1905 H. Schedler Photo Engraving, New York Kiesling Bros. Press, New York"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"By 1905, the French-speaking Catholics, primarily from Canada, formed their own St. John’s Church. They completed construction of an impressive…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… of the State of Maine opened a law office before 1905. Henry W. Park came to Mexico from Dixfield. He first moved to a farm on Mann Hill and the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… reconstructed upon the original foundation circa 1905. Progressive Rally Announcement, Dixfield, 1914Dixfield Historical Society As for the…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"Lewis Anderson was the postmaster. In 1905, on a 233 mile delivery route, Olaf Anderson began to deliver the mail."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"Several years after the restoration, on June 12, 1905, Hampden Academy celebrated its centennial. During the celebration, a history of the school was…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… assistant in 1899, became head keeper in 1905. Roots laid in Lubec, he served to 1930 then retired up on South Lubec Road."

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"Maney in 1905, who helped Father Reilly until the end of his term. Two years later, Father Reilly was transferred to St."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… Hall was a two-story building constructed around 1905 in Swan’s Island village. It housed dances, social gatherings, and had a movie projector."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"In 1905, while searching for lumber, he found a holding ground for lumber up on the Aroostook River towards Washburn."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"In 1905 there were seven telephones in Lincoln. In 1906 there was a new switchboard installed by the New England Telephone/Telegraph Company."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"The decade from 1905 - 1915 had seen construction of their Motherhouse, establishment of Saint Joseph's College in Portland and of Madigan Memorial…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In 1905, while searching for lumber, he found a holding ground for lumber up on the Aroostook River towards Washburn."

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

"He died on April 5, 1905, and was buried with Elizabeth in the North Freeman Cemetery. Their remains were moved to the Strong Village Cemetery in…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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