Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The older boys in almost every family went to sea as ordinary seamen and many of them died at sea. The heyday of American shipping was from 1815 to…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Two young boys aged 12 and 16 remained all of that winter alone in the small dwelling. They trapped and hunted in order to survive and were much…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"followed with his family. The three Bennett boys also arrived about this time and during the summer were busy raising corn and wheat and helping with…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… summers in the region since Charles was a young boy. The place was important to him, and he wanted to share the experience with his classmates."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

""Tiger Returns Victorious as Hallowell Boys Take Prize for Best Uniforms." The Kennebec Journal [augusta] 1937. Laberge, Mike."

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

"That was a sad day for us boys because you used to hitch your sleds to the ice wagons when they made the run up the hill empty, you know, after they…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… pare of Boots before long A lot of the Belfast Boys are going to have them and I want you to find out what you can get A good pair on NO 8 or 9’s."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… the craft from their fathers, and many Blue Hill boys went to sea before they were out of their 'teens."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"This was the only course offered specifically for boys. In fact, the Academy was the first in Hancock County to allow girls to attend."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… in the form of a few paragraphs" Hometown Boys Win Tournament, Lincoln, 1938Lincoln Historical Society The history of the railroad in Lincoln…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"As one of four boys whose father, grandfathers, several uncles and cousins were all lobstermen, I recall lobster fishing during the period 1949 to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"Girls and boys sat on separate sides and the younger smaller children sat towards the front of the room, with the older larger children in back."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… to the curriculum and organized intramural boys’ and girls’ sports teams. Strong's first baseball team won their first nine games without a coach…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Young boys searched the woods and fields for all metal and rubber tires. In those days, there was no municipal landfill."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… child and I took supper After supper I took the boy in my arms and started for the pinnacle. Metalluk, son of a great chief and the last of the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… out with crinoline petty coats underneath; the boys looked polished in their new ties, pants, and shiny shoes."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"a man or woman boy or girl may look back and sigh for some small relic hereby to enliven their memory perhaps in a distant county when even a person…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… Manola Gilman of Cumberland Mills noted “you boys are about as safe in France now tho [sic] as the people are around here."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… shake your light and dainty feet O, you can do it boy! Right well we know you can Let each horse that steps with you then see the glitter of your…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"The school would be started in August when the boys from World War I returned. Recreation in Stockholm Many people in Stockholm were looking for a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Another boy traveled with them and drove their three cows. They had just reached the last home in Readfield, belonging to Constant Norton, when a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… over Little Blue, and opened it as a school for boys in 1844. The property was purchased by A. H. Abbott (not related) after Samuel P."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The residents could not hear the fine band. “So boys, hold in while the band is in action and then let your lungs proclaim how much you have enjoyed…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Waterman Company of Bangor, where boys of all ages were invited to compete in 100 yard dashes. On the Fourth of July, patrons were enticed with the…"