Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"Educator Resources X Resources and activities for educators that are tied to the following exhibits: Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass"…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"Scarborough Historical Society (L to R) Bruce Thurlow, Mary Pickard and Flo Maguire, Scarborough Historical Society Representatives X Bruce…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society and Charlene Fenlason Pine Point Road…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarbrough Middle School

"Scarbrough Middle School Jessica Kelly (L) and Middle School students X Jessica Kelly, Gifted and Talented Educational Services (GATES) teacher…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Extra Curricular Danielle, grade 6 Scarborough High School Track Team, 1921Scarborough Historical…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Graduation Kristen, grade 7 Scarborough High School Graduation Program, June 16, 1893Scarborough…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time The school system in Scarborough has seen many changes over the past 352 years."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Explore the Exhibits

"Explore the Exhibits We invite you to learn more about Scarborough's rich history through these interactive exhibits."

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

"Historical Overview The Twenty-First Century Scarborough Professional Gateway located on Haigis Parkway X Residential and commercial growth…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… of Winter Harbor, and settlers continued to farm, fish and trade. Lady Pepperell's needle case, 1812McArthur Public Library Fighting with the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… “Fly Rod” Crosby, because of her love of fishing. One month before her second birthday, her father died of consumption."

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"… was a clarifier put into beer made out of fish gills and tongues. After four years, a more economical and efficient way of creating the isinglass…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… and zoom-in for a closer look! Check out the kids fishing on the dock!Hubbard Free Library The wharf that was on the Kennebec is like a dock where…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… narratives and artifacts from the wood products industry, history of town schools, groups and organizations, and the story of the bridge."

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

"With a decline of industry and jobs, the population supports only a handful of these organizations today."

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

"Around 1880, the town experienced an industrial boom. A boot and shoe factory, a brick mill, a sawmill and a clothespin factory opened, and other…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… eighteenth century, drawn by the abundance of fish and game, timber, waterpower, and farm land. The hamlets they founded grew into towns that were…"

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

"… the effects of a declining population and lost industry. Strong Historical Society Responsibilities increased with each elevation on the Grange…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… to meet the needs of the new cargo trucking industry. Bridge repairs were made and weight restrictions kept it open for a time, but by 1922 the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… wheels, beans, sugar, spices, slabs of salt fish, molasses barrels and the pot belly stove. The store became a “nucleus for wholesale trade in…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He is now buried in the Ick Norton Cemetery in Industry, Maine. Edward Fentiman was born in England in 1842."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… through on their way to the “up country” where fishing and hunting would be the draw. But those same folks coming from Boston or New York could…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… in logging, milling, papermaking, built ships, fished, and processed fish; mined and cut granite and slate; cut and shipped ice, as well as farmed…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… the years it produced lumber, barrel staves, and fish boxes. Its products were sold locally and loaded on ships for use in other ports."