Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - About the Team

"Steven surpassed all expectations by reserving three, 50 minute classes on four days for the Maine Community Heritage Project."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… son had attended Yale in the Arts and Harvard Law School and had been brought up in a pulp and paper family."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Main Street Bath and the City of Bath Planning Board deserve special mention for their significant contributions."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"He used the house as a boarding house for men working at the sawmill and working in lumbering. This house became known as the Springer House."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"These kids performed the operetta on board the yacht Shawna with car headlights from shore providing the lighting and student musicians providing…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… was not yet in place; visitors still boarded in private homes and arrived by water. Travel around the island was by water or rickety “buckboard”…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"Then she placed the clothing on a pantry board, or table, and one piece at a time ironed the clothing to get the wrinkles out."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"The speech, later published in the Board of Agriculture report for the state of Maine, focused on the development of the county."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"At the time of purchase, the mill was equipped with a rotary, planer, lath, clapboard, and two shingle machines."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"In 1867, the Patrons of Husbandry, a farmers’ organization, was founded in Washington, D.C. and through it, Grange chapters sprang up throughout the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… run through computer programming, or managed on board by a handful of staff. Train tracks are now made of steel or other metals."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"The grounds were lined with carts and stands for the sale of liquor, cakes and other refreshments. It took two more years for the structure to be…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Fired ceramic pots, possibly an outgrowth of earlier soapstone bowls, appear in southern Maine, suggesting the beginning of agriculture and a more…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"In it, she recorded day-to day details of running a hospital, but also of all other facets of her life."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"In the first few years of the switch board being here, there were six subscribers, John MacGregor, Dr. L.H."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"In Bangor she was a teacher, principal, school board member, and then superintendent for eleven years."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"The Mooseleuk Club voted at board meetings to which charities they would donate part of the horse’s winnings."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Here, in 1930, the buildings are boarded and deteriorating. Now, only a few rotting pilings remain to mark the site.Photo donated by Edith…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"And after the dedication the bridge opened to traffic, quickly becoming routine as the residents of Campobello and Lubec adapted to the convenience…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The year 1842, was the first 100,000,000 board foot year, and six years later lumber merchants shipped double this amount of lumber from Bangor's…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… independent college preparatory boarding and day school for boys and girls in grades six through high school."