Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"… and more dangerous than down in Massachusetts or even in southern Maine. By skill and good fortune they learned to stay buoyant through wind and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 4 of 4

"… settlers only—to have full title to land, even though they had to keep fighting over which European’s claims were to win the day."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"… difficult days, through the 1840's and 1850's, even closing its doors between 1850 and 1870. The Hallowell Gazette, in 1841, announced "We have the…"

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

"Ice is sticking to trees like glue, CMP works even they got the flu. Ice has left us with an immense amount of tangled trees, but we came closer…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"There were vibrant neighborhoods, wharfs and even a ferry to Chelsea! Hallowell viewed from Butternut Park, Chelsea, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… for life The two of them heard not a sound Not even the old town hound The next morning they found out When they heard someone shout Peering threw…"

Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952

"… but they got through it when the snow melted, even though they were still scarred from people dying and things being ruined."

Historic Hallowell - Disasters - Natural and Man-made

"… in many forms: freshets, fires, tornadoes and even train wrecks. Natural disasters have plagued Hallowell throughout its history, but man-made…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"… soon as one line was fixed another fell down and even an hour later the same line could fall down again."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"Even though they had a blacksmith on site, they needed additional parts. The Hallowell Iron Foundry was formed by P.J. Flagg."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"Midwifery, ground-breaking research, and even patent medicine empires have been part of Hallowell's medical history."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Al Gore came to Maine. My teacher even showed me the footage! I guess I’m being a bit unfair Now if you look at this a bit differently you can see…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13

"Even as late as 1950 some farmers loaded barrels by hand. This picture on the right was taken on the Laurence Park farm in 1950."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"The soil is rich and supports farming even today. With such fertility and abundance, it is no wonder that humans have lived and flourished here for…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… graceful, stately homes throughout town--some even with winter homes "in town" and then summer cottages out at the Pool or towards Kennebunkport."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"Some would even work in the mill in addition to their other business ventures, in order to provide better lives and opportunities for their families."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"… one hundred residents, a couple of stores, and even a dance hall. Mr. and Mrs. Butler's house, Blue Hill, ca."

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"… here, and of the sacrifices of sweat, tears and even lives expended in the shaping and preservation of this place we call home."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"From Rome she also sent stories to the Saturday Evening Post of Philadelphia. The poem entitled “Rock Me to Sleep,” whose opening lines, “Backward…"

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

"Even though it was the height of the fishing season, team members willingly sacrificed part of their income (for lack of time to tend their lobster…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… about the island telephone system took place in the 1960s. As you will hear in the audio, the phone system was old fashioned even for the '60s."

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

"… them from the reason that I drew them in the evening in my store among the bustle & noise of a few loafers and furthermore black ink or water paint…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin, Bangor, 1864

"… not pick it up because she was busy. He wrote, "even now 1864 she has a very large doll nicely dressed she learned her lessons but was not inclined…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… polish and silver mounted in every particular even the hook on the end of the pole and all the window trimmings the glass lamps on the side of the…"