Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"These items were taken to Willard Kane's store where he weighed and stored them after paying the going price for the same."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Some of the stores had barber shops or pool parlors in them. Today there is still a sawmill in town."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Rusticators were primarily from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and some from as far away as Ohio."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… with drug stores, grocers, hotels, department stores, a movie theater, bowling alley, shoe stores and other retailers providing goods and services…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"tobacco By Philadelphia iron By truckage to Boston By a Paper of Pins By 1/2 bushel of salt By a bunch of thread During the Revolutionary War, John…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… Topsham until 1800 when he married Ann Frazier of Boston and relocated to Bath. After the move to Bath, William represented that town in the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"The loss of the local fishing industry devastated many small coastal communities. Shipbuilders, Kennebunkport, 1901Brick Store Museum The…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… the incorporation of the township, traveling to Boston with others to secure approval from the Commonwealth."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Around 1853 a general store was established in the village and a store/restaurant has operated in the original building ever since then."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… of Seward’s Neck to petition the legislature in Boston to be set off from Moose Island and to be a town by itself 1811 • Jonathan Weston, Jabez…"

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

"… and shipping them by train from Ellsworth to Boston. Some farmers hung on and there were at least five commercial dairies in town before the Second…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… led us to local archives in Maine and one in Boston, to find documentation of what happened leading up to the eviction and it's aftermath."

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

"… that were shipped by rail to markets in Boston and Bangor. The business ran from 1927-1959, operated successively by Fred Morrill and Arthur Dunn…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… dairy and forest products to markets in Portland, Boston, New York and beyond. Several generations of Dolloffs used the premises primarily as a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Railroad soon followed. About this same time, the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company launched weekly trips to coastal stops and then went on to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"But those same folks coming from Boston or New York could enjoy the fineries provided by fresh linen on both tables and beds, because Farmington also…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… managing a clothing store for a time in Boston. In 1869 he married Ellen Maria Marston, daughter of the sea captain Levi Marston."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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