Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"Use of gasoline or diesel engines enabled lobstermen to fish further along the coast or offshore or finish hauling early enough to undertake a second…"

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

"1932Strong Historical Society The GAR also had a number of auxiliaries: the Woman's Relief Corps (organized on a national basis in 1883); the Ladies…"

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

"… caused a drop in population thanks to the great number of people serving their country, yet the giving and thoughtful spirit of the people stayed."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"Fortunately, the number of kids graduating has increased over the years. In 2010, almost 300 kids are graduating from Scarborough High School."

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

"Larger fiberglass boats; more powerful diesel engines; and modern equipment, such as hydraulic pot haulers, GPS, radar, etc., enable the lobster…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Shipyard, located on Water Street, launched a number of schooners and barkentines in the 1860s and '70s. Among them were the Lizzie B."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… ship built in Lubec – Charles Sears 1879 • Number of active weirs down to 31 • 74 smokehouses remain in Lubec – many idle or little used Lubec…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Quite a number, however, come from the islands in the vicinity of Eastport and Lubec to work in the canneries in the summer and fall” (p. 87)."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"The balloons represented the number of years since the Strong Elementary School was built. A ceremonial ground-breaking was being conducted, kicking…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… at the Andersonville National Cemetery in grave number 10421. The Strong Grand Army of the Republic Post was named after him."

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

"… people acquired automobiles, the increase in the number of automobiles on the road brought an increase in the number of accidents between…"

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

"… they would grow up to help their country become number one in space innovations once again. In Scarborough at 350: Linking the Past to the Present…"

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

"… sufficient enough to offset losses in passenger numbers and passenger service was terminated. Passenger service was reinstituted recently with the…"

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

"… Historical Society & Museum and Rodney Laughton A number of noted and noteworthy people have called Scarborough home at some point."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The Chief Engineer, Joseph W. Taney, and his crew surveyed the route and began construction. The company ran short of funds and the building ceased."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… a message to Bangor for them to send a fire engine because the town of Lincoln was in extreme danger of being engulfed in flames."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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

"About 11 o’clock AM, an engine and a platform car loaded with sleepers (ties) came across. Quite a crowd of men, women and children collected on the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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