Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"They raised their kids up the right way even after their childhoods. Once Edward was old enough to start working with him, Benjamin took him to sell…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… store had a variety of clothing and shoes, even babies' shoes. People went to Carney’s for the personal service and for the convenience of the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"It is the oldest church building in Lincoln, even older than the Congregational Church, which was the first organized church."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… other towns had done to defend their state and even their country. Thankfully, it did not come to this."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"… and was fought, and we could have had our town or even country taken over. Our whole government and everything would be different then it is today."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… Without the Civil War most African Americans and even women would not have a lot of the rights that they have today."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… about how we get around town, because he wouldn’t even know what a car is. If I had to live in the time Aaron Woodbury lived in, I would have to…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Search the Database

"… and therefore may warrant a stand alone record, even if directly related to a commission. Keep in mind..."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… for its mica, precious gems, various ores, and even a bit of gold. Maine is the most heavily wooded of the lower 48 states, and, despite the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Even in 2013, the backboards still hold the memories and names of those who have stepped on her stage."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… is electronically connected to everyone, even people you don’t need to call. So as long as you have electricity, you can call anyone who has this…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… would be widely known around the town and maybe even the state. Now people who own farms are not as widely known."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… below, shows all activities, events, and even the names of the prominent business leaders of Lubec who directed the Centennial Committee."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… For as long as Lubec had been Lubec, and even before, smoking herring for markets away had been a leading industry with many ups and downs."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… to twenty two points - everything was rationed, even gas. However, the amount of gas per week a family got depended on how important the vehicle…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Schools were kept open as long as funds allowed, usually about eight weeks in spring and eight in winter -- four months in all."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"Even the Oddfellow Theater has closed after a 14 year run. It is clear that there are not as many industries as there once was; in fact there are…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… racing was so popular during this time that even sporting teams did not elicit the same amount of interest that the contests between the local…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"In the evening they played a card game called whist, read novels, analyzed flowers and prepared animal specimens (e.g., stuffed birds), and took…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… The Sisters of Mercy carried out that mission even before the establishment of the hospital in Portland. In 1873, the Sisters founded St."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"What was schooling like? I went to school in Thomaston. We don’t have the teachers we had then that we do now."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… on Malaga Island By Kate Philbrick, 2009 X Even though Malaga was frequently in the press, not much is known about day-to-day life for the…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"… was “a wonderful example of a nurse leader,” even though she was not herself a nurse. Sister Consuela died in 2011 in the Frances Warde Convent in…"