Maine Memory Network

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

"… collected birds (by shooting them, as was the common practice at the time). Edward L. Rand headed up the Botanical Department."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The common size of the ice cakes were twenty two inches by twelve inches and weighed about a hundred pounds. Sometimes the cakes were broken apart."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The common size of the ice cakes were twenty two inches by twelve inches and weighed about a hundred pounds. Sometimes the cakes were broken apart."

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

"… Society The village of New Portland was commonly known as West Portland and today is referred to as the West Village by most people that live…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"… photographs of smokehouses in Lubec and elsewhere commonly include herring horses, indicating how important they were."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… streets, atop the hill, do not all meet at a common junction. The otherwise unidentified photo below was taken at Church and Main, and appears to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… Wood and 63 others were granted “as Tenants in Common, one Township of Land….” In April of the same year the first pioneers came to Blue Hill and…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.” The local American Legion Post was renamed the Connor/Trafton Post in Sergeant…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"They have few things in common. For example, both of them sold and fixed cars. They were both also located on Main Street."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… Society Both then and now: Tracks became common in Lincoln, due to the paper mill’s business."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… the law and being appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He was a justice of the peace for 40 years and no case decided by him went to a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"It was common to see a clam tray leaning against every fisherman’s house. The clam tray was used while cutting clams and usually held half a bushel…"

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

"For example, it was quite common to hear “dump the string” when the stern came between those two large trees on Stratton Island."

Skowhegan History House

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Cars became more common after the war, increasing the contact between the villages on the island. Swan’s Island cars were often patched-together…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… history and identity, but they all have much in common besides orphaned stone walls, abandoned cellar holes, and discontinued roads."

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… these two adjacent communities have much more in common than do Rumford and Buckfield (2,009), the largest towns in the Nezinscot Region."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"He was characterized by his common sense attitude and determination and drive. Being mainly self-taught he was an exceptionally bright individual and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… remaining seating consisted of settees, for the common folk, arranged at an incline. On Sunday afternoons, band concerts were performed by the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… is not visible, probably a result of fog always common in Lubec even during midsummer. Centennial Celebration, Lubec, 1911Lubec Historical…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… with horse drawn single and double hitches a common sight along the wharf. Lubec proved to be a good source of revenue for the steamship line which…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"The white spruce is common to our area and is sometimes referred to as a cat spruce. This was the first tree: from a private citizen and not from a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Liveries were common in the age of the railroad, and a large one was on Washington Street until about 1860."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"The most common place to find a telegraph in Lincoln was at the railroad station. Telephone operator's building, Lincoln, ca."