Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… on the Stanislaus Family Why did the Stanislaus family live in Lincoln? I think that the Stanislaus family chose to live in Lincoln in the 1920s…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"Day eight was a happy day for most families because of just the relief of the storm being over. Written by Naomi Harrison Ice storm, Academy…"

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

"Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering Protection of clams in the Town of Scarborough, 1853Scarborough Historical Society & Museum By 1880…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Bill Bayley and Don…"

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

"Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering I Remember Lobster Fishing in Scarborough Most clam and lobster fisheries in Scarborough have been…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

""Fly Rod" CrosbyMaine State Museum If one family member died of consumption, usually more family members caught it."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Ice Storm Day 1 Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library On Day 1 the storm had began, with a force of a hurricane on…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"In Hallowell the Moore family operated and ice business for several generations. The icehouse was behind the family home."

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"The Oulette family shares a generator with family, friends, and neighbors. They would sit at the table drinking coffee and sharing stories."

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

"As the Rockefeller family planted their roots on Mt. Desert Island, Donald Bryant was making history of his own."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"1940 to Present Day Museum in the Streets, Thomaston, Maine 2003Thomaston Historical Society During the 1940s through the 1970s, the world…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"As time went on, teachers began to conduct their own end of the day quizzes. Each student would be quizzed orally while standing in front of the rest…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"See a Broadway show; visit family in Arizona; experience springtime in Paris—easy, surf the web to find the best airfare, pack a bag and you’re off."

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

"… interests less profitable than in the early days of his proprietorship and he mortgaged his holdings to Joshua Scottow."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"Every day, children would go outside to recite the Pledge and the Lord's Prayer. In the 1920s, the Pledge of Allegiance was introduced, and in the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1830-1850 - Page 1 of 3

"… full gigot sleeves presents a good example of day fashions straddling the 1830 to 1835 period. The natural waist level belt encircling the coat and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"By the 1870s, sixty-five trains a day transported passengers and freight in and out of Portland and through Scarborough."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Merrill, a Civil War veteran, recalled the days when Scarborough was a well-known shipbuilding center."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rustic furniture, Bangor, 1865

"… the arm chair, 5 days for the oval chair, 8 days for the sofa and 5 days for the trellis. View additional information about this item on the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"In its early days, the GAR limited its activities merely to fraternal activities. Members soon began discussing politics, and their growing interest…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… down river before and I concluded to give the day to the whole family so we prepared eatables & other articles and all started accompanied by…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"… occasion garments and little in the way of every day regular dress, which tends to be considered not worth saving by its wearers, and discarded."

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"Outerwear 1870 to 1900 Day jacket, ca. 1880Maine Historical Society Dolman sleeved mantles suitable to wear with large skirts or bustles…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… magnificient sights I ever witnessed in all my day. I had read and heard of men going above the clouds, I now had the reality before me and I made…"