Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"More Permanent Settlers Arrive Two major waves of settlers arrived after 1768 – the first from Gloucester, Massachusetts in addition to James…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Wilder's Jewelry

"In 1947, Wilder lost this business in one of Presque Isle many fires. In 1950, he bought the Holmes Jewelry store and changed the name to Wilder’s."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Sears and Roebuck Company Building

"The local Sears and Roebuck building was built in 1947. This building replaced a mail order office. When it was built, the store was the second…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2

"The Maine Central Railroad 1847 – 1947. Augusta, Maine Central Railroad Company, 1947. Print. President Grant Visit Bangor Daily Whig and Courier…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 1 of 4

"… school she had quite a bit more, although she tells me that there wasn’t nearly as work as today. She graduated in 1947 and didn’t go to college."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"38, No. 2, July-August, 1947 Morse, F. L. S. Thomaston Scrapbook Thomaston Historical Society, Printed by Courier Gazette, Inc, Rockland, ME 1977…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"38, No. 2, July-August, 1947 Morse, F. L. S. Thomaston Scrapbook Thomaston Historical Society, Printed by Courier Gazette, Inc, Rockland, ME 1977…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"38, No. 2, July-August, 1947 Morse, F. L. S. Thomaston Scrapbook Thomaston Historical Society, Printed by Courier Gazette, Inc, Rockland, ME 1977…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"38, No. 2, July-August, 1947 Morse, F. L. S. Thomaston Scrapbook Thomaston Historical Society, Printed by Courier Gazette, Inc, Rockland, ME 1977…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 2 of 3

"… of 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, and 1948; they were ever good. In the 1950s though the 1990s there were good teams, but they only…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 3 of 3

"… Society Dior introduced his famous "New Look" in 1947, two looks in fact, one flared skirted, and one slim and straight "pencil" skirted."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"It was built in 1947-1948. The mill was located at 9 Oak Street in Guilford. The mill was built in that location to make use of the water power."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"(In 1947 a disastrous fire destroyed the plant, and production was redirected to other plants in Maine."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"The 1947 Town Report published a Nurses Agreement between the the Town of Swan's Island and the Maine Seacoast Mission."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… the pervasive influence of French designer Dior's 1947 revolutionary "New Look" with its extravagant long, very full skirts."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"1955Maine Historical Society Introduced in 1947, Dior's "New Look" featured neatly rounded shoulders, small tight waists, and long flared skirts…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… a woman's right to vote Janet Trafton Mills born 1947: Maine's 75th governor and first governor from Franklin County (also Maine's first female…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"The Church lost its steeple in a 1947 storm. Founded in 1898, the Women's Alliance held an annual May Day fair, which raised funds to maintain the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"2010. Bangor Directories - 1940, 1941, 1945, 1947, 1949. Springfield, MA: H.A. Manning Company. Print."

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… Hall and then, of course, the Bar Harbor fires in 1947 resulted in deep concern on the part of the Surry citizens whose community was as tinder dry…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… that the rail line had been cut: Lincoln Flood, 1947 from July 1, 1947 edition of Bangor Daily News X Following three hours of torrential…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"1947 Front (l-r): Clarice Cox, Reta Cook, Bob Worthley, Glenda Worthley, Ruby Pillsbury. Middle (l-r): Rosalind Lambert, Queda Huff, Stella Huff…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Nurse Corps with recruitment. In 1947, an emergency struck closer to home. Known as the Great Fires of 1947, a series of blazes from York County to…"