Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware Store window display, Lincoln, ca. 1943

"The back of the photo mentions some of the soldiers featured in the display. The names and descriptions include: "Helen Jordan (Clay)'s three boys"…"

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"When the people that went to war come back, the citizens of the town feel relief because they came back home safely. Frederick A."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"The newspaper is the same now and back then in a very important way. They were both sold in Lincoln and were about the important news in Lincoln and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"The movie theater was a big thing back then because a there weren't as many options for entertainment."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… to fight for the North and restore everything back to normal. The people who were drafted might not have felt so strongly about the war; they were…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… when pulled down, would make a print on the back of the ticket indicating how long the conversation had lasted."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"The properties probably weren’t as much money back then, compared to today’s property prices. Five hundred dollars would have probably been a lot…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"They’re up back, along the wall,” he replied. “Thank you,” I said. I walk back to shoes and pick out the shiniest, black shoes I can find."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… or diary entry pretending to be a person from back then” Day 1 (November 17, 1938) We just moved in to the new fox farm. The old owner, Mr."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… some of which was from Boston Dental School, to back him up. He eased the pain of Jack’s toothache in no time at all."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"MJHS couldn't be moved and put back together if it was being closed due to new school’s being built, but it could definitely become a museum."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"Back when Osgood’s was there they had a room that was called “The Cove Room” that was for evening gowns, coats, jackets, and robes."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"… he lent his notes to someone, but never got them back. He had to record them again from memory. Bailee Bartash “Create a ‘why’ question…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"I bet Thomas S. Libby would like it more now than back then because it was different. They didn’t have all the good things we have now like cars…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… try it on at home to make sure it fit and come back to pay for the clothes within a few days. Carney’s just added to the mix of shopping for local…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… of our town and it helped keep our town alive back when it was opened. So, the businesses and the building help to make Lincoln, Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"Pastor Fletcher, the first pastor back in the 1800s, would be proud of the way our church has turned out because we are spreading the word and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… be cool to ride the Lincoln train like people did back then. Lincoln Center Railroad Station, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"If the store didn’t exist back then people couldn’t build houses, and there would be no jobs, they would have to build houses from hand and they…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"The only way would be to send letters back and forth and that took a long time. The telephone hadn’t been invented yet, and wouldn’t be for a few…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"Some of the soldiers didn’t come back and that would have a negative effect on those who knew them. There could have been memories between people…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Passengers then would ford the river to Peru. When the river was low, foot passengers could walk across from the island to Peru on a natural causeway."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"1719Maine Historical Society The Kennebec Proprietors traced their title back to a 1629 grant by the Council of New England (granting land from King…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"The Swift River runs north to south through the town. There are nine mountains in Byron: Old Turk (Mount Turk and Broad), Whaleback, Durham Hill…"