Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Reed Hardings neighborhood, Hampden, ca. 1833

"Reed Hardings neighborhood, Hampden, ca. 1833 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"Beniah Harding Beniah Harding Interview, Clip One  Three 10th grade students interviewed local resident Beniah C."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Swan’s Island fishermen worked hard and were successful at their trade. Captain William Herrick was one of the successful fishermen."

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

"And that was hard work. I never could dig clams. I’ve tried it. That was all the work there was and it was very sad for people."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"It was almost entirely handwork, with hardly any mechanical assist. This was not a process people went to school to learn about or read a book on how…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"… Historic McCurdy’s understand the process and the hard work involved. Also left behind was example of an “improved” item, a wheeled cart."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"1920Islesboro Historical Society Through the hard work of “Miss Inez” as she was affectionately called, the high school came into existence in the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"We women used to have a good time. It was hard work but we all knew one another; we were like a family.” Lubec High School Band, Washington…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… netting has become much less remunerative for the hard work involved. At this time, netting is mostly a hobby among few; a near-forgotten home…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… and events mentioned are: Allen Rogers Reed Harding Ephraim Stubbs Alonzo Raynes Rebecca Raynes Mary Ann Harding Attending school Classmates Map of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"Raynes James Stratton Dr. Moses Adams Mary Adams Reed Harding Dr. Increase Sanger Hampden House Rufus Prince Clara Cary Mabelle Martin Ada Martin"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"… when he began to work in the fields at Reed Hardings farm in Brewer. Martin wrote, "This style of cap was in fashion when I was 4 years old they…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Pendleton & Ross stand, Bangor, 1864

"… wood and were filled with dry goods groceries Rum hard ware fish salt &c." He noted that in November 1865, the building was raised five or six…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"Increase Sanger, Ezekiel Hopkins   Part 3, pages 139-194 Work for O.H. Hinckley, clam voyage to Cape Jellerson, failed romance, move to Bangor…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"All the hard work and thought put into the Sagadahock House would soon pay off. John O. Shaw bill, Bath, 1882Patten Free Library As a result of…"

Skowhegan Community History - Exhibits

"We invite you to take a look and you will see all the hard work and long hours that went into creating these projects."

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"1895Hubbard Free Library 250 men worked at both the quarry and the granite yard. Learn more about these hard, working talented artisans."

Historic Hallowell - Central Maine Power

"Their hard work and time restored Maine’s power in an area of such destruction, that there were those who said it appeared as though a hurricane had…"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"… Kennebec and who were the movers, shakers, and hard rock breakers? Communities grow where nature provides raw materials and the ready access to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"Snow Otis Stone Reed Harding Martin's plow Martin's garden First passenger steamer Doctor Allen Rogers Tavern, apothecary shop"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… on a table and jump without scringing off on a hard floor will jump from the top of the shed about 8 feet his element is to be up in the air."…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Those who didn't work the fields performed hard, back-breaking labor to earn what the city provided."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… wrote, "the sight was so sudden and so grand that hardly a person could express even their amazement every one of all the thousands were as it were…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"Groups Log Cabin and Hard Cider Club, Portland, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several…"