Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"In order to keep families and friends together, clusters of four contiguous lots were drawn as a unit at random and provided to groups of four…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"… know that some of my family actually helped the community. My Grandmother is Catholic because she grew up being Catholic."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Many elegant cottages were built for and owned by rusticators on Parker Point. Although they were called cottages, these houses were generally…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"Enjoy the unique experience of walking across the historical bridge and picture the most magnificent people that were once here."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"The depression saw the closing of many of the mills and businesses and a steady decline in population."

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"That must have helped the local community by providing a easy way for people to spin their wool. Nathaniel Bodwell died in 1874."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… floor of the Parker School and at Union Hall (Community Hall), with eighty-two pupils enrolled altogether."

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

"This makes Lubec the last place in Maine with preserved elements of the one of the most significant and long-lasting waterfront industries in…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… schools and were situated in various areas of the community to accommodate the children. Schools could be in private homes, in converted sheds or…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"For example, the state soon passed a law requiring all public schools to offer instruction in personal hygiene and community sanitation."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… wood mills turned this small town into a thriving community. Not only did they provide employment for the residents, but workers came from all the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"At age nineteen, John had little schooling but had a great idea to make a company and make the resin into chewing gum and sell it."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"… because I grew up here, and everybody feels like family.” - Bob Marley. References: ● Wilson, P.F. “Laugh Tracks: Bob Marley.” ​Columbus Alive​, 15…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… a place where their lives were established amidst family and friends—a place already labeled on a map—to arrive somewhere without these foundations…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lawrence Packing Co., North Lubec, 1936Lubec Memorial Library Entire families, including children, found work processing sardines."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The War of 1812, Civil War and WWI took the men out of the fields, leaving farm hands in short supply."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The professional and banking community was well established and continued to meet Bangor's needs. Lumbering in Bangor, as it had been known during…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"It was a busy little community, and having a school for both towns in this location was a logical thing to do."

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"With me and my family we rely on our car more than anything. We are always busy and don’t always have time to walk where we need to be."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… an international reputation in the scientific community for his 1816 book Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology, the first American…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Cousins William and Thomas were both born in Westerly, Rhode Island and emigrated to Islesboro from Stonington, Connecticut."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"The sky is dark and clouded, in perfect imitation of our moods, as our employer and dear friend is dead."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… borders the present-day Avalon Village Retirement Community off Route 1A. But memories are kept alive in the stories told by an ever-shrinking…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"and Madawaska Co., NB: A History of the Communities and People. Web. 8 Apr. 2010. <http://www.upperstjohn.com/history/northeastborder.htm>."