Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - PEOPLE

"With the economy so good Robert Low Jr. pulled $21 to make a school for the children living there in the small town of Guilford."

Belfast Historical Society

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New Sweden Historical Society

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Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Brick Store Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"The cold water is good for game fish. The lake trout like the rocky shoreline. The salmon and brook trout are occasionally stocked to make fishing…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… complementary artifacts and photos, and document "good history." In September, 2011, they launched the project at a community celebration."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"Ridlonville was a good place to live and raise children. Children were safe to play anywhere, sliding down the streets in winter, exploring the…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Merchants display their goods in front of their shops, and sleighs are parked at the sidewalk. Brick commercial blocks at the right are dominated by…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"Dunton, a millinery and fancy goods dealer. Street Scene in Athens, ca. 1865Maine Historical Society Two Maine related outdoor images in the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… increased distribution of raw materials, finished goods—and fashion news—to remote or newly settled areas."

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"Tompson was a trucker who transported goods and produce in the city. Frederick Tompson graduated from Portland High School in 1876 and immediately…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"Yet Alexander’s attempt to actually make good on his grant by transporting settlers was an immediate and complete failure."

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

"We have coasted in good company and under good pilotage along the rocky shore, landing for our geological discoveries even as old Champlain may have…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… Kennebec River and then send them to sea to ship goods to other cities like Boston or New York City and return with goods from those who traded…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… also ran a tinsmith shop, a store that sold metal goods, and an iron foundry that later became Bath Iron Works."

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Chase, Mary Ellen. A Goodly Heritage, 1932. Chase, Mary Ellen. A Goodly Fellowship, 1939. Chase, Mary Ellen. The Edge of Darkness, 1957."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… changes, continued sales of groceries, sporting goods, boots and shoes. Leslie Adkins wagon shop was built to paint and repair wagons."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… Society Wescustogo had certain advantages: a good, protected harbor and plentiful reserves for fishing and hunting."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"The abundance of timber, good harbors and a demand for sailing vessels resulted in the development of the shipbuilding industry, which reached its…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… will ever top the Surry Playhouse for having good fun...We were all from New York, and we all thought Surry was the best place on earth to be."…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Due to the lower price of goods on the mainland, this new accessibility led to a decline in island stores."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Only one third of the land was good for farming, but the fishing was excellent. Travel was difficult at all times but especially in winter on roads…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… according to Secretary Cohen,"He was a pretty good student." Not only was he a good athlete, but he also officiated at intramural games and was in…"