Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"… Men The Drews and the Pierces Among the first settlers to arrive in what is now Hallowell were shipbuilders from southern New England who soon…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"… Titcomb, Jr., the son of Farmington’s first settler Stephen Titcomb patented a bee hive. U.S. patent # 6,285)."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… Province sloop kept in the area for transport of settlers and supplies, but there is no written record of trading vessels being constructed in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… or Tresspassing" These letters were given to many settlers on disputed land when the Plymouth Company began establishing their claim."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"By 1766, seventeen out of the first thirty settlers were from Andover. Plantation # 5 was for a time named East Andover."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"In 1895 the colony of settlers in New Sweden became an official town of the State of Maine. Settlement and development of New Sweden, and other towns…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… of Presque Isle which received its first settlers in 1819 and Aroostook County which was separated from Washington County in 1839 coincides with…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"He was the first settler in Lincoln. I would want to become the first Lincoln Major League Baseball player or in the National Basketball Association."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… those places This was very inconvenient to the settlers and often the delivery was long delayed or the mail lost The first office was established…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… very burlap sack carried by Farmington’s first settler, Stephen Titcomb. Their actions, along with local collectors and preservationists created an…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"To early settlers she was familiarly known as Indian Jane, Jane the Indian or Jane Hannup. In 1651, Jane and her brother, as heirs of Wackwarreska…"

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

"… seeking religious freedoms, was the first settler of New Portland. He traveled up the Seven Mile Brook (today known as the Carrabassett River) by…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"In turn, the settlers had to agree to stay seven years. Initially these settlers came to cut timber for boat building and to cultivate the land for…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Road (Route 115 to Route 231) Around 1740 settlers from Gloucester, Massachusetts had followed an early rough road from the North Yarmouth shore up…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"According to town records the Parsons Bridge was the first bridge built with town money. The bridge was a five-span structure, with granite block…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"… family goes back to some of the first English settlers to come to Swan's Island, the Sadlers. She would visit Swan's Island during school vacations…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… authorities, but also sharp differences among settlers and leaders in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia as well as those in the new sovereign polities…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"Almost four centuries ago, settlers from Europe began coming to the region that is now Maine. It was not easy being one of the first farmers in the…"

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

"… area was called Canaan, and early 19th century settlers carved homes and farms from the wilderness."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Farmington's First Grist Mill.) Another early settler, Joseph Fairbanks, first settled on the “Norton Farm” on Titcomb Hill in 1792 and set out the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… arriving in the 18th century, Islesboro's early settlers depended on privately owned boats for transportation to the mainland."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… As the new village began to grow and more settlers arrived, simple subsistence living including home-grown produce and home-raised livestock…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"When the first settlers arrived on Islesboro, they found mostly spruce and a scattering of beech, birch and maple trees."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… a tank of gas this day and age, but in 1812 the settlers of Township Six Range Seven gathered together and set aside $21.00 to establish Guilford’s…"