Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"You would have to cut it to fit the ice box and then carry it up to the house. If they weren’t home they would leave the money on the corner of the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… example, a plum colored, tailored wool jacket and box pleated skirt ensemble also features a matching square shouldered hip length cape."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"Shoe boxes and small pouches filled with various buttons were crammed into the shopping bag. Glass jars and minuscule handmade envelopes- all filled…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… music books, including the hymnals, in a wooden box later found in her attic. Mary Ann June 17, 1911Surry Historical Society These two people…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"Even after the post office began using individual boxes, no one used a lock. At the turn of the 20th century, Postmaster Nelson Walker was also the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"You would have to cut it to fit the ice box and then carry it up to the house. If they weren’t home they would leave the money on the corner of the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… Images from New Portland Historical Society Grist Mill Bridge: The Grist Mill Bridge, also known as one of the Twin Bridges (along with Gould Hill…"

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

"A few mills still operated along Mill Stream in the center of town. Fish packing plants in South Blue Hill canned clams, mackerel, and herring."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Flour produced by his grist mill helped provide a more varied diet for area residents. In 1832 a canal connecting Johnson Bay and South Bay was dug…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… operating in Lubec – produced 50 to 60 thousand boxes of fish annually. Became national leader in smoked herring production into 1880s 1824 •…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"And he was the owner of a saw mill near his home. For further information on Alexander, see the Mill Section."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Russell Estes and Brothers Box Shop, Farmington, 1903Farmington Historical Society As Farmington entered the 20th Century, most of the amenities…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Post Office Boxes, Islesboro, ca. 1890Islesboro Historical Society Communication between Islesboro and the mainland remained sketchy in the days…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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