Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… of significant populations of homeless women and children, and the other was the availability of educational and employment resources, public…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… his growing family – his wife Ernestine and three children: Marcia, Richard M. II, and John A. Prior to World War II and the deaths of her parents…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"Hallowell is still bringing forth children, educating the boys and girls for weal or woe; she will still send them forth to every mountain, plain and…"

Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders

"… a home for the friendless, neglected and vagrant children of the State." X The girls, ages seven through fifteen attended classes and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Sturtevant, His Wife, Helen and His Four Children, edited by Arnold H. Sturtevant, The Knowlton & McLeary Co, 1977 The Toothpick: technology and…"

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… the children and household chores when they went home. The work was dangerous and many children lost fingers on the cutting tables." Civil War"

Porter Memorial Library

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Walker Memorial Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"Ridlonville was a good place to live and raise children. Children were safe to play anywhere, sliding down the streets in winter, exploring the…"

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

"Six of these children grew up, married, and started their own families in North Yarmouth, thereby expanding the Loring family’s roots and influence…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"The 1962 addition was built to house a children's room, a youth room, a lobby and a lecture hall. Mildred C."

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"Nathaniel Bodwell had 8 children: Lovina, born Sep. 28, 1824; Nancy Jane, born Jan. 15,1826; Nathaniel Jr., born Mar."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"He was the father of 10 children; two of those children, Gilbert and Alexander, were major contributors to Farmington in its early years."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… and weaving the clothing, cooking and tending the children. The first physician came to Mt. Desert Island in 1799."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… business, care for the sick and elderly, raise children, and bear the awful news that too often came in the form of long casualty lists in the…"

Historic Hallowell - Maine Industrial School for Girls

"… a home for the friendless, neglected and vagrant children of the State, where, under the genial influence of kind treatment, and physical and moral…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"… is located in downtown Thomaston and serves children from the MSAD 50 district (comprising Cushing, Thomaston and St. George)."

Steep Falls Library

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Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Portland Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"Usually the whole family, including children, pitched in to help with the cleaning and seasonal move-in, move-out."

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

"Betsey Titcomb and her children remained with the Norton’s for four months until the trails were clear enough for them to continue with their journey."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"The building was constructed of logs and featured an open fireplace that was said to be used by the children to warm their corn cakes and potatoes…"