Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Until 1926 this building was used as a high school, but after this, Surry students chose to go to Ellsworth High School, where they performed very…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… their homes and buildings, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. There are plenty of other existing examples around Mount Desert…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"They were kept busy learning lines, building sets, sewing costumes and creating lighting. Many actors gained the performance experience they needed…"

Salmon Brook Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… aimed at showcasing the diverse history of 19th Century Maine through the photographic lens. What makes a photograph "early"? Unidentified…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… Public Library Lumberjacks During the mid 19th century, the lumberjack’s job was to cut down trees and and send them down river."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… neighborhoods, and almost all other aspects of 19th century in the Bangor area. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… Historical Society By the early years of the 19th century, the faster-paced, more intimate waltz surpassed older dances like contra or group…"

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… was very important to Hampden during the 18th and 19th centuries, providing resources and jobs. The schooner Dispatch, built in 1793, is recorded…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… 1820) signed into law the Legislative Act on June 19th, 1811, which separated the new Town from Eastport."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"Still, the economic swings of 19th-century America affected "The Lumber Capital of the World." Instability of credit and of money itself as well as…"

Caribou Public Library

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Maine Maritime Museum

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New Hampshire Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… Douglass, the famous abolitionist of the 19th century, and Ernestine Rose, a feminist and abolitionist who traveled around the world."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… which peaked at just over 2200 during the 19th Century mining boom, entered a period of slow decline during the first half of the 20th Century and…"

William Fogg Public Library

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… the Story of Blue Hill Boom and Bust in the 19th Century The first harvest was old growth timber."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… summer vacationers to town toward the end of the 19th century. They were eager to leave behind them the heat and the seasonal epidemics of the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… was very important to Hampden during the 18th and 19th centuries providing resources and jobs. The schooner Dispatch built in 1793 is recorded as…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"At the end of the 19th century, Chester became involved in the Telephone & Telegraph business. He owned and operated Franklin Telephone & Telegraph…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"1905 Click for Slideshow In 1900 it became necessary to construct a larger Village School due to an increase in population. The new building…"