Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"That was also the last year that the Customs Collector was in the Customs House. Govenor William KingPatten Free Library Many people…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mourning Clothing

"… Show With the growth of the middle class, the custom of wearing black during periods of mourning became prevalent."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… and Washington Church Block Columbian Block The Customs House Davenport Memorial and City Hall Entertainment Venues - Dreamland and Liberty…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse

"… yards of fabric, women were familiar with the custom of either themselves or their dressmakers altering and updating existing garments to keep up…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"One of those customs collectors was William King, also the first governor of Maine. A customs collector has an office at a frontier where the customs…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… at $25.00 (approximately $700.00 in the year 2020). The cost of Mrs. Scrimgeour's custom, detailed, dressmaker-made suit can only be guessed."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 3 of 3

"… ongoing traditional and newer more casual wedding customs. The traditional, worn in 1968, is a long formal bridesmaid dress of lemon nylon taffeta…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… in the late 1950s to early 1960s, the custom of girls and young women dressing or wearing hair and make-up like their mothers, faded away."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Front Street from the Patten Free Library to the Customs House, just a block south of the T intersection of Front and Centre Streets."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Today

"is well known in the custom-boatbuilding world, and continues to produce a line of high-end boats, which uphold Thomaston’s reputation of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato import protest, Presque Isle, 1982

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Maxie Anderson, Presque Isle, 1981

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Balloon liftoff memorial, Presque Isle, 1981

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Architecture in the 20th Century

"… throughout the town, reflecting the various customs, styles and tastes of their occupants over the years."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Farm Life

"She did not put any yellow dye in the butter. Her children would help their mother churn the butter. They also brought the butter to the customers…"

Bridgton Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"They perform well in retail meat, federal and custom slaughtering and processing, and in house smoking."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… were involved in establishing institutions and customs that are still a part of everyday life. While only a brief sample, presented here are five…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

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L.L. Bean Corporate Archives

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Maine Department of Transportation

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… wrote, "Every available place on the bridges custom house wharves tops of store houses vessels boats rafts vessels masts were litterally jamed."…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"… he created traveling museum displays of tribal customs, dress, and culture. Tourists were fascinated."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"He had fifty customers, and woke up at 5:00 AM and delivered the paper every day for six years until he graduated from high school."