Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Captains and Their Ships

"… many ship captains in Hallowell, roaming the seas day to day.Hubbard Free Library What you will find under Hallowell Sea Captains: Two…"

Historic Hallowell - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company

"The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company These days, there aren’t many major factories in our communities."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"If it was really a calm day. And they’d play all the way in the harbor." Ocean View Hotel, Swan's Island, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"He continued to play at the high school for over fifty years, accompanied by pianist Addie Kaler Vaill."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"I can show in my garden to day the handsomest & best rustic chair in Bangor & I waltzed & march as writen red 2 pages back & I can to day put up as…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"Dear Journal, Day 2 of the ice storm wasn't any better, we had to get supplies the day before, and it wasn't easy."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… with a rigorous schedule: 8 am to midnight six days a week, performing sometimes eight shows a week."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"… proximity to Portland and Boston, excellent schools, abundant undeveloped land and easy access to mountains and the sea are factors that have…"

Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"… The Ice Storm Written By Wesley Lapointe and Sam Day Glistening beauty on every limb Coming from the church were muffled hymns Although the…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"After seeing the TV movie The Day After and its depiction of nuclear holocaust in 1983, Nowick planned an ambitious 12 concert series including all…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… other than that experience he had little formal schooling. He was largely self-educated and a self-made man."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"The Scarborough complex became a flying school and air show site, but it shut down completely in the 1950s."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… the city and daily papers are received on the day of publication In no other way has the improvement been greater than in the management of the…"

Historic Hallowell - The Blizzard - Works Cited

"I wish for those days of the great blizzard Kennebec Journal Central ME: 2002 Chicago Blizzard of 1979. n.d. 10 Feb."

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"The technology was primitive in those days with only buckets used to put out fires. Later, the fire department added hand tubs to the roster which…"

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"… the roof over head? Where do you toil the whole day long? How do you manage to get along? The challenges of keeping body and soul together, of…"

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"… job handling one of the worst natural disasters Maine has ever seen. Without them, the situation could have been a lot worse. Written by Sam Day"

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… July 28, 1962Hubbard Free Library To this day, Hallowell’s old muster awards still sit in the fire department building."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"True, it had its difficult days, through the 1840's and 1850's, even closing its doors between 1850 and 1870."

Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98

"… the ice melts You can hear nothing, just silent After 3 days of wind and rain it is over finally over Clean up is a hassle but it has to happen"

Historic Hallowell - Joppa

"The origin of this name is not known to present day historians but an interesting story has been told regarding it."

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… the Kennebec: A stranger visiting Hallowell, to-day, cannot fail to be impressed by the picturesque beauty of its location, and by the…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"… other generations have lived, of how on another day in another century someone in homespun or dimity or calico stared out the window you are…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 1 of 2

"… the cars and his answer was “It would take a few days to repair because It would take a while to get brand new windshields”."