Maine Memory Network

New Sweden Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Cummings. The doctor built this island farm in 1856. The previous year Solomon Hanscomb and his two sons discovered a jug filled with fifty-two…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… PREBLE FARM AND GRAY GABLE TEA HOUSE The Preble Farm on Water Street and Gray Gable Tea House, operated by Elsie Preble, are shown partially under…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… that Libby transported over the road from his farm to market.(7) The “new” County Road, Route 22, made a direct connection to Gorham, Portland and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… used the big barn as a base of operations for his farming and livery stable endeavors. These businesses existed largely to supply food and…"

Thomaston Historical Society

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

"… arrived from Sweden, some took over abandoned farms in Woodland and Perham, expanding the Colony from the original T15-R3 footprint. Rev."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"The 1899 renovation of the keepers’ house created a duplex with ground floor extension at the rear for two kitchens."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… tended to be affluent, and adventuresome, as they farmed, traveled and interacted with Ellsworth citizens."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"He first moved to a farm on Mann Hill and the next year bought a store at Mexico Corner, becoming a prominent citizen."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… had three children at the old Morgan Bay Road farm property: Lemuel (eventually a stonecutter in Brooksville who had 11 children) in 1871, Mina in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"… Goldthwait Projected population statistics from “The Veritcal Farm” – by Dr. Dickson Despommier, copyright 2011, Picador / St. Martin’s Press"

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"Organizations like the Row House, that works to preserve Hallowell’s architectural and culture resources, the Hallowell Area Board of Trade striving…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"Wood Ashes or Gold Dust? Before thinking about farming or earning a living the first settlers had to put a roof over their heads and cut enough…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"The Indians had been farming on this land for many years. They brought 20 sheep with them from Massachusetts onto the island and then they made a…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"Born on an Aroostook County potato farm in Merrill in 1914, Eaton Weatherbee Tarbell (1914-1992) graduated from Bangor High School and attended…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"The farming region existed above the Falls, especially in the East Rumford area. For 10 years after Chisholm’s first visit to the area the region…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"He made the first house, farm, and store in Lincoln in 1824. They were all the same building. While he was in Enfield, his fifth son, Asa, drowned in…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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

"He was buried in a graveyard on his farm. His wife Mary died 23 years later at the age of 93. At that time both were buried at the cemetery in East…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"They attended local schools in Appleton, but Richardson Johnson had to give up school early to make a living by farming and later manufacturing shoes."

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

"Bridge Clubs were also popular. Houses were cleaned from top to bottom in order to prepare for club meetings."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Marion Sanborn

"She discussed her upbringing on a farm with her grandparents, and her responsibilities there. Marion Sanborn Interview, Clip One  Transcription of…"