Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Within 24 hours, 20 business facilities and dwellings burned, and 100 families were made homeless. The mysterious shipwreck of The Don, off the coast…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… papers, enabled Mead to expand its coated paper business. Mead, a $5 billion forest products company based in Dayton, Ohio, produced coated papers…"

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

"By 1671 Jocelyn found his business interests less profitable than in the early days of his proprietorship and he mortgaged his holdings to Joshua…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"They were kept busy learning lines, building sets, sewing costumes and creating lighting. Many actors gained the performance experience they needed…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Early Athletics The early High School Newspaper, The Solecism, mentions several athletic encounters as early as 1886."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"During the busy years, the increase in workers had a visible result on the island; there were boarding houses, boardwalks, sidewalks, hotels…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"… members how to manage the manifold aspects of the business with skill and understanding. In short, a traditional transmission of culture was vital…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… that the hospital would eventually get more business over time because of all the contagious diseases that were beginning to spread."

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

"Private households and businesses first brought electricity to Swan's Island by purchasing generators."

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He was even in the silver and coal mining business in Maine. In 1880, Curtis was in the farming business near Gothenburg, Nebraska."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… the Congregational church, and transacted business at the post office and stores in Walnut Hill."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"He went into business with his brother selling merchandise as A.W.F. Belcher. He later became involved in Banking, and since 1858 held the position…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Riverside Park also hosted private business parties as well as Waterman’s Annual Excursions, sponsored by the J."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… the town's summer colony helped make Blue Hill a busy place for two months in the summer, but year-round jobs were scarce and the town's resident…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… in order to keep up production for the publishing business. Mechanics Institute of Rumford, ca."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… corporation but by the town and county, and the business and traveling public generally, and we hope it will be decided at that meeting to accept…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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