Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… both of whom were among seven of the nation’s first millionaires during the 19th century. In the 20th century, several draggers and sardine boats…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"My mother at first stayed at home- most house wives stayed at home- and I’m a little ambiguous about that. It pays to have a mother in the house."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"The town’s first meeting house, known as the Town or Congregational Meeting House, it was located on the hill east of Mill River, upon a piece of…"

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

"… Quebec, and who was an acquaintance of the town’s first clerk, Colonel Mason Wheaton. Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"He first worked in Massachusetts, then Florida, then Rhode Island. Inside Nylander Museum X Eventually, Olof was taken in by the United States…"

Skowhegan Community History - Sister Communities

"… to support community partnerships in the first few years that Maine Memory Network, which was unveiled in 2001, came into existence."

Skowhegan Community History - Lakewood Theater

"A Madison Spiritualist group was one of the first groups to construct on the site. They began building around the year 1882."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"Daniel Rose, who had been appointed the first State Prison Warden. Aerial view of the Maine State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"… service, William King was elected as the first Governor of the State of Maine. In this position, he was involved in determining where a state…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… Patent Office as we know it today, holding the first patent in the newly revised patent system. Knox House, Thomaston, 1870Thomaston…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"Perez Henry Tilson was the first man to die from Thomaston in the Civil War. He was killed by a cannon ball that blew off both of his legs."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"The company’s first call to service was later in the year when a fire broke out in the Carr O’Brien Block next door, location of the George's…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Participated in his first battle at Middletown, Virginia on May 24, 1862. § Wounded at Middletown, Virginia on May 31, 1862."

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

"… from New Sweden and founded Stockholm, settling first on the high land just across the New Sweden line. Stockholm’s population reached 66 by 1890."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… Patent, 1786The General Henry Knox Museum The first Europeans to stay in the area came as a result of the Muscongus Patent, a 30-square-mile grant…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"Samuel Waldo built the first limekiln in which to burn stone quarried from the former prison site for shipment to the Boston market."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… a joiner, who arrived from Waldoboro to build first ships and then houses. Overlock left a legacy of stately Italianate structures, shaping the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… of that letter to your companions, especially the first part. Yes, the Rebs did leave Yorktown without showing much fight."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… altered primarily because of damage, while the first (bottom) floor has been altered to meet the occupying business’ needs."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Bath, then called Long Reach, first achieved a separate identity as the Second Parish of Georgetown in 1759."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… three continents, further demonstrating the First World War’s geographic scope. The Portland Evening Express documented the week’s Centennial…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"Burnham & Morrill was the first company in the United States to commercialize clamming. Its first factory began operations at the end of Seavey’s…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"The first class attended from 20 June until 14 September 1930 and had approximately 120 college men from all parts of the country.(1) At the time it…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… Historical Society & Museum The first Indian attack occurred September 1675 in the upper part of Blue Point at the home of Robert Nichols and his…"