Maine Memory Network

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…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… example, a tattered wool country cloak found at a farm in Standish (pictured at left). By the same token, rarity, elite fashions which do not often…"

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…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"Returning to Maine, he settled on a farm in Waldoboro, where he never experienced a day of sickness until shortly before his death on February 19…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Schools added Physical Education to the curriculum and organized intramural boys’ and girls’ sports teams."

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…"

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."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"According to Dennis Sven Nordin, author of "Rich Harvest: A History of the Grange, 1867 to 1900," Grange rituals incorporated a mixture of Greek and…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"They used waterpower from the fast flowing Kennebec River and the abundant stands of timber to create a powerful logging industry, which became the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… grown foods, farmer's markets and co-ops, new farms are beginning to appear in Hancock and Washington Counties."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… settlers left the fort and went back to their farms, and the garrison at the fort was discontinued by 1762."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Sergeant Jones grew up on a farm in Palermo and enlisted in 1861 at the age of eighteen as a private in the Third Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"Also, he could build his home, farm, and store because of all the lumber we have in Lincoln. Third, he could bathe in the rivers since it was moving…"

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

"She was her own janitor and kept the fire going in the winter as I'm sure that Eleanor Wendell Taylor also had to do."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Ample clout, these two. Congress appropriated $5,000 in 1806, and not only for navigation. A document of the Maine Department of Parks and Lands…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"Athletic Field & Preble Farm, Guilford, 1925Guilford Historical Society During the season they played teams in the Penquis League."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"Edwards was born in 1836 on a farm on Transalpine Road. He entered the military on August 21, 1862, at the age of 25. Mr."

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

"He was a respected member of town and always welcomed people in his home. Evidence of this comes from when he held the first town meeting at his home…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… in the area across from the present Ladd family farm. Dist.# 2 - The schoolhouse was situated further north on the road to Farmington near the old…"

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

"The latter never got off the ground and the day care was active for several years before it was discontinued."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"But a lot of people didn’t. And we didn’t have an automobile at that time and we didn’t use it gasoline was well it cost money and had to pay it and…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Another flood in March 1936 caused more extensive damage to Guilford’s industries, and residences. Guilford Community Theatre, 1939Guilford…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Farms were an important role in the town’s growth and prosperity. A good blacksmith was invaluable. A dance hall provided entertainment, as did…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… daily that every part of the arrangements of the farm and lime works, digging clay, etc., goes on with fidelity and that I am not imposed upon in…"