Maine Memory Network

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

"… polished in their new ties, pants, and shiny shoes. Easter Sunrise Services began at 6:00 a.m. on the bank of the "Church on the Hill." The grass…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… dogs, aerialists, wizards of the tight wire, soft shoe dancers, burlesque magicians and illusionists, jugglers, gymnasts, cyclists, and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… we were only allowed to have a certain number of shoes. They would stamp each pair. How’d you get heating? We had woodstoves but it only kept one…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… door, the baker with fresh bread and pastry, the shoe salesman with the latest footwear, the vegetable truck, the dairy wagon and even the local…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… the first built in 1803, salt factories, shoe factories, carding mills, blacksmith shops, and ice houses."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"& B.F. Bartlett Saw Mill G. Cross Boot & Shoe Maker S.H. Webb “ “ “ “ D.S. Bennett Blacksmith Samuel F."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… by-laws and minutes, outline contributions of shoes or household items to less fortunate families."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… met with initial success, and the boot and shoe industry continued to be viable for many more years."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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