Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… its waters, but the 20th century would bring great advances in historic preservation and river revitalization efforts."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… Barton (brother-in-law of Martha Ballard and great-grandfather of civil war nurse and founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton) and Benjamin…"

Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"… with politics? (No) Was the late war between the United States and Great Britain beneficial to the former? (No) The next step in our journey."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Little did we know how great our families are. Large groups of families, were coming together to help each other survive the harsh, cold weather."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Welcome and Introduction

"Welcome and Introduction The Great Harbor and mountains of Mount Desert Island. Photo by W.H. Ballard, circa 1940."

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"To those that remain, the very few of the great number she has sent out, I say you have a dear old town left to you, filled to the brim with memories…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"Liberty Men and Great Proprietors. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1990. "A Bay State Exodus" Page 62 Wormser, Baron."

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… Area Board of Trade striving to make our city a great place to live, learn and do business and the Firemen’s Association committed to not only…"

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"Hallowell was the location of the great sorting boom for down-river mills. These men made up rafts of logs for the several owners by laying them…"

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"… retail throughout the country and as far away as Great Britain and Africa. The volume of packages and circular letters sent from his Water Street…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… declared the electrophone a success with a great demand for them. The Johnson Shoe Factory was started in 1887 by the Johnson twins, William C."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

""My great-great grandfather Frank Loring, known as Chief Big Thunder, loved Bar Harbor and spent many years traveling there seasonally and camping on…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… Historical Society, the Jesup Memorial Library, Great Harbor Maritime Museum, Maine Granite Industry Historical Society, Mount Desert Island High…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"Their paintings aroused great curiosity about the island’s dramatic scenery. These canvas “calls of the wild” influenced the vacation plans of people…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… the stream after another economic fall during The Great Depression. After this, large industrial companies, such as mills, began to set up shop…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"The ships built here were great vessels of enormous size, such as the Hallowell. The Hallowell was built in 1810 by Ebenezer Mayo, and this ship had…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"He was said to be a story teller of great talent and an unrepentant trickster. Along with a small group of performers including family and friends…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… wood and canvas shanties, in which are sold a great variety of aboriginal trinkets, skins of seal and deer, baskets of birch-bark, moccasins…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… much worse happened which affected the island greatly -- the Civil War. It lasted from 1861 to 1865, and because of it, much changed."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"1915, Abraham Somes’ great-granddaughter Adelma (“Dell”) Somes Joy penned her childhood memories, including these recollections of Penobscots camping…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… Memorial Library A fine stable of horses carried great prestige among Mount Desert’s summer elite as did winning a ribbon in the annual horse…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"Her great-grandfather, John Manchester, was another one of the earliest permanent settlers of European descent to make a homestead on Mount Desert…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… began regular stops there, and tourism took a great leap forward. In 1881 the Mount Desert Herald reported: “Thirteen years ago the little steamer…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"A great fact about the Bank is that its first depositor was Fred C. Hanson of Monson. We hope it stays for many more years to come."