Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… J: What was it like for the town during the busy time? S: Well, it was booming. You know, people worked and every Saturday and Saturday night…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… transported the island’s lumber, and the fishing business began to expand. A view of the original Henry Knox mansion, Montpelier, in Thomaston…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… was in the Ludger Matthieu house across the street from the church on Quebec Street. The house was renovated, and three Sisters of Mercy were…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"He went into business with his brother selling merchandise as A.W.F. Belcher. He later became involved in Banking, and since 1858 held the position…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… that the hospital would eventually get more business over time because of all the contagious diseases that were beginning to spread."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… and it’s cargo, sort of like buying stock in a business today. They also felt the losses. Sampler by Eliza Ann Dodge who married Melatiah…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Brackley, a local business owner, donated a parcel of land on Upper Main Street, which was more than adequate for a school."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Citizens and businesses were encouraged to decorate windows, and the paper carried a notice entreating anyone who could spare flowers to decorate the…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"American Can with its factory on that newer waterfront street had brought change to the canning industry."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He was even in the silver and coal mining business in Maine. In 1880, Curtis was in the farming business near Gothenburg, Nebraska."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1975 • McCurdy Smokehouse is the only remaining business of its kind in U.S. • Sardine plants in Maine dwindled from 48 to 15 1976 • Completion of…"

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

"… the town's summer colony helped make Blue Hill a busy place for two months in the summer, but year-round jobs were scarce and the town's resident…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… During the Civil War, the Oak Hill station was a busy shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union Army.(6) Scarboro Beach Railroad…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Bangor Public Library

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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