Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… was Olin Fowler – a young man from Lubec whose father was an itinerant Methodist preacher. Olin enlisted to serve in the Civil War at age 15."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"For The Love Of Paper CHANGING OF THE HELM – FATHER TO SON Construction of B Machine at Oxford Paper Company, Rumford, 1915Greater Rumford…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… his position of his church and moved in with his father in Farmington, Maine. While in Farmington, Abbot continued his writing of children’s books."

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

"Keith, whose father, Josiah, was a tanner and shoemaker from Bridgewater, MA, planted trees and built pine-planking sidewalks along the streets."

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"His father died in 1777 while serving in the Revolutionary War, leaving his mother as the sole support of the family."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"… daughters as well as sons inherited from their fathers, and widows inherited from their husbands both via their dower rights and additional…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"During the Civil War era, her father served in the Union Army. While she was treating his injuries, she found her interest in the medical field."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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

"It was a devastating loss. His father, in reviewing his late son’s papers, Garden & Forest articles, and Champlain Society logbooks, read anew the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… from Blue Hill who learned the craft from their fathers, and many Blue Hill boys went to sea before they were out of their 'teens."

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

"After Homer’s graduation from high school, his father arranged an apprenticeship for him with a commercial lithographer in Boston."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Mrs. Titcomb’s father tried to convince them to wait until spring,warning them about the perils of traveling at that time of year, but Stephen…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The father would take a train on Friday evening and spend the weekend with his family and go back on Sunday night by train and be ready for work on…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"… connect to you in your life today?" My Founding Father was Aaron Huntress and his achievements connect with me because he helped build the first…"

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

"As one of four boys whose father, grandfathers, several uncles and cousins were all lobstermen, I recall lobster fishing during the period 1949 to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"As a teenager, Leonard worked on his father's farm, but as a young adult he began his industrious activities."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"When he, his mother, and his step-father moved from Ellsworth in 1825, Maine was five years into statehood and independence from Massachusetts."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Guy Gannett and his father were avid aviators and followed current events relating to air travel intently, William Howard Gannett flew his plane all…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"His father passed away in May of 1872 when Arthur was only 15. His mother then decided to lease out the farm for which Arthur was happy as he did not…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Colby College Special Collections

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… States; the 1838 visit of Ezekiel Holmes, the father of Maine Agriculture; the starch industry; and the railroad; most of these events can be…"

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

"… a great thing and it was good for my mother and father, too. J: Where did you get your beautiful gown for the ball? S: Well, Peacock’s bought my…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… Hayden was one of the mayors of Bath and was the father of Emma Eames, a turn of the century opera star, who sang for European royalty."