Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"During the latter part of the 19th century and well into the 20th century the damand for potatoes and potato products created a need for labor to…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"This happened frequently in the 19th century, but only four incidents were recorded in the 20th century."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… America, and in their heyday during the late 19th century over 2,000 schooners carried cargo back and forth across the Great Lakes."

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… on cartography of the Americas from the 18th and 19th centuries, but also has maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"In the Early 19th Century. Hallowell, ME: Hains Ledge Press, 2003. Marshall, Megan. The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… shipped from Hallowell until the middle of the 19th century. Huge quantities of raw wool were being produced in England in the mid to late 1700s…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 00-29

"… pages 00-29   Part 1, to page 29 Like most 19th century scrapbooks, Martin's contains numerous newspaper clippings."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Holt, Alfred T., 2000, “Bath Families of the 19th Century.” Longley, Diane G. and Whitney, Arlene L., 1996, “The People’s History of Bath…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… No neighborhood is more reminiscent of Hampden’s 19th century past than that of Summer Street, bordered on the east by the Penobscot River and on…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… was shipped south during the later half of the 19th century. Forty-two ice houses like “Ice Mania”, covered the shores of the Kennebec River."

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… us to utilize our skills and talents and to build on the collaboration put in place during our 2003 bicentennial celebration."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"The engine was no longer needed to power the building's lights due to electricity becoming available from Ellsworth."

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… and trail built on the Osgood lot behind the municipal building and the Veterans Memorial Park in the village, dedicated in 2006. Next Page"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… 1870, Surry was producing goods for the clothing, building, and shipping industries, plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle…"

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…"

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…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… the grantees settle 60 Protestant families, build 60 dwelling-houses and a meeting-house, and settle a minister within six years, or failing this…"

Life on a Tidal River - Football in Bangor

"… the game of football originated in the late 19th century from the British game of rugby, it wasn’t until the 1940s that the modern version of…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… resources, but the discovery by artists in the 19th century brought word and vision of its powerful natural beauty to a greater public."

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…"

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…"

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…"