Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"The first European whalers were the Basques, from the Bay of Biscay. The first known method for whaling is driving the whales into the shallow water…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"Ingersoll who was the first librarian. Also, how it has looked in the past, like it was originally in houses until the building was created."

Acadia National Park

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"All four of the people showcased in this document have helped others to recognize Maine and the city of Bangor as great places because they all have…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… in the state” be set up to “give our young people the same opportunities as those in other places.” By the following year, the high school had…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"I think this was true because people didn't have computers or televisions at home to entertain them. They read books and magazines instead."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"… when times were real bad, I can remember all the people coming to ask for work. ‘You got work for me don’t you Arthur,’ they would ask my father."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"I think Ira was worried because not many people had moved west yet and many people had died while traveling west."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… and Bangor, and the general activities and people surrounding him, Martin provides small drawings that provide visual detail of his written…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… in Bank Square that was attended by hundreds of people. We Remember The Days - Guilford's Centennial Celebration - 1916 June 17 and 18, 1916…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… was equally excited about other changes: the first hot-air balloon in Bangor, the first electric street railroad, a horseless carriage, and others…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… of the great unorganized body of the common people some fine parts, at least, of this sea-side wilderness of Maine?” -- Charles Eliot, Garden &…"

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

"… a densely forested coastline with no roads and no people was perhaps the same spirit that infused the passengers on the first ships from England…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Many of the people in our town would be dead without the hospitals, which means there would be fewer jobs and workers."

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"You know, people got around, and they were happy. It seemed to be carefree, more than it is today. When the factories were closing it was very sad…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… spend summer in Maine are usually referred to as people “from away” or simply “summer people”. The rusticators brought a new way of life to the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"But so do people who live right in the town go there all the time. Osgood's & Newberry's Drawing by Nick Jordan X There are differences between…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"When I was out today people kept putting out signs for people to come and help them and one said, “roses are red, violets are blue, CMP, we need you”…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"The building burned, but the people were amazed at the speed of the train. Another industry the railroad helped is communication."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Whenever East Dixfield is mentioned, people think of the village as a whole, even though some residents live in the Town of Wilton (Franklin County)…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"So in a way, it was like modern-day stocks. In the early 1850’s, Hallowell built a railroad, and also in the 1900’s, the first automobile came into…"

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

"In 1959 Arthur McCurdy, acquired the “stand,” as people termed the complexes of buildings needed for producing smoked herring."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"With a population peaking at nearly 3370 people and exuberant community pride, Lubec decorated itself as these views of on Water Street show."

Camden Public Library

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