Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… in order to move his wife Lucy and his six living children to his newly constructed home, Montpelier, at the head of the St."

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… Isabel Whittier and was the father of four children. Chester’s mechanical and creative ability likely came through his father’s family."

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… Massachusetts in the year 1768, one of seven children born to Jonathan and Katherine Avery Fisher."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… small transitional housing program for women and children in various states of need, geared towards living addition free."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The women and children sometimes traveled to the water's edge to pick fiddleheads. They also grew Jerusalem artichokes, which were well liked among…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Donald’s wife and children had to become accustomed to his position, as he spent great amounts of time away from home in order to fulfill his duties…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"Or, the children moved out of their bedrooms for the summer to bunk in with aunts and uncles while the parents hosted guests in their homes."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… Founder of The Abbott School and author of children's books, brief histories, biographies, and more Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase 1832-1911…"

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

"… by lanterns and when the lights appeared the children knew that it was time to go home The bridge was sometimes called “Lover's Lane” and was a…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"… At this time Thomas and Andrea Gilbert and their children Trey Gilbert and Ellie Patterson own Herring Brothers Meats."

Bangor Historical Society

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Cary Memorial Library

"… and classic fiction, a Maine Collection, a children's collection, non-fiction, a teen collection, large print books, audiobooks on CD, DVDs…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"and Emily Savage who had eight children of their own. In early years from approximately 1855-1869, A.C., at times alongside his father John II, made…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Ezekiel and Eunice Hitchcock Porter had many children: Thurza, Jeremy, Eunice, Alexander, Elias, Augusta, Ezekiel, Sarah, and Catherine. Mr."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"That’s a lot of children! In 1833, Jeremy was elected as a town trustee. In 1836-1838, Jeremy also became a town treasurer."

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

"… planned to open the door one-half hour before the children came. Sometimes I built a fire in a long stove, using odd pieces of discarded shovel…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… Jacob Abbott." The Baldwin Online Literature Children's Project. 2000. Yesterday's Classics, LLC. Retrieved 3 Dec."

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"The women and children provided hearty meals at the meetings. Waits, Whites, Newmans, Delanos, Tainters, Newtons, Fosters and Kenneys lived alongside…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"Their children who love them a lot and miss them when they are gone out fighting are being affected."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"The goal then and now was to teach children to sail. Former land and loading dock of the Blue Hill Granite Company were purchased and a clubhouse…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… for summer quarters for themselves and their five children while they rented their larger house, Hilltop, a 3,700 square foot, 5-bedroom, 2-bath…"