Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"… or her master before the term of indenture was finished could be returned to the master, and a complaint from a master could result in the Circuit…"

First Parish in Portland

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… shop was added, and production of special-order finished items increased. Thousands of different items were produced for worldwide markets and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 2 of 2

"… team, as they started three sophomores, but still finished the regular season as the #1 seed in the Western Class A tournament."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"Once this bridge was finished people used it to settle on the north side of the Madawaska Stream. However, in 1923, the bridge was washed out by a…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… Society But for the roadway most bridgework was finished by the date of the photograph on the left, March 29, 1962."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"When the construction was finished, the building had gone $750 over budget. Andrew Carnegie agreed to pay the $750 if the Town of Guilford agreed to…"

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

"… 23, 1870, however, Burleigh's work was not yet finished - only six of the 25 log houses had been built."

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

"… six or seven, and it was common for someone to finish in his or her early 20s, since school was interrupted by work, including fishing."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… through pencil sketches and paintings that were finished, shared and published back in their home cities. According to A.C."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"I'm staying here and I'm going to finish what I've started”. She said she understood, and to make sure to call often, and that she loved me."

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

"Various community members finished and painted the interior and donated carpeting and other materials."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… did everything: skinning, gutting, boxing and weighing, from start to finish. As usual in a traditional industry, there was no assembly line."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… at 66 Centre Street since 1913, when construction finished. Before that, the Alameda was there. The Alameda was built in 1882, and was also a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"… getting the money so we can get what we need to finish it. So far it’s not going so well. Hardware stores carry newer products than what they used…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"When the hotel was finished, they built stables for the horses so the horses wouldn’t have to stay in the cold."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… to fish further along the coast or offshore or finish hauling early enough to undertake a second fishing-related job such as fishing for shrimp or…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"In time, the rush of flowing water finished cutting a channel wide enough and deep enough to accommodate larger ships."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Plenty of trees and finished lumber were available. The first sawmill was built on Union River in 1768, and soon after, sawmills appeared on Patten…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"Abbott finished the “mountain” of sand that Jacob had started on the property, built bridges modeled after famous bridges throughout the world, added…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… blueprints for the new hospital and thoughts were finished within that year. To accommodate the new hospital, the Fleming property was purchased…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… Guilford of Maine Guilford Woolen Mill Finishing Room Crew, ca, 1890Guilford Historical Society In 1824, the first dam across the…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"The construction was finished just one year later in 1926. Different from the old one, the newly built high school had a price tag of $90,000."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"When finished in 1904, a huge dedication ceremony took place in Bank Square that was attended by hundreds of people."