Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Life on the log drive was hard. The men worked hard 14 to 16 hours a day. They had four meals: breakfast, two lunches, and a supper."

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"Through tragedy, hard work, and getting closer that’s what happened on day 3. Written by Naomi Harrison"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 1 of 2

"… Paul Guay this was the worst of any ice Storm that has hit Maine because It was hard to repair the so many cars once”. Written by Steven Guay"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"… didn’t mind working for their father, but it was hard, stinky work. He got wet and slimy, and it was awful."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"I was so excited to see the students working so hard to get everything perfect. They were so cautious in making sure they handled the artifacts…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"Through the years, members have worked hard to keep the building in shape by painting it, making repairs, and keeping the grounds in shape."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"They have meetings every first Sunday of the month and training every second Monday. They work hard to keep Guilford people and businesses safe, by…"

Historic Hallowell - Disasters - Natural and Man-made

"… this exhibit that gives the viewer an insight into an important part of Hallowell's past. Students hard at work on disaster project X"

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"Q Was it hard to get to mail boxes? A Yes it was there were ice and branches blocking the mail box. The police are the only ones that can postpone…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… available to the settlers, that required only hard work, fire that trees that had ten times the value of wheat: wood ashes."

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"SPECIAL EVENTS A community that works hard will often play hard and Guilford has always enjoyed its infrequent respites from labor."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… Linwood, 1988, “Maine Odyssey: Good Times and Hard Times in Bath, 1936-1986.” Owen, Henry Wilson, 1936, “The Edward Clarence Plummer History of…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"Student researchers worked hard to contribute pages to the Historic Hallowell website. They dug into primary and secondary sources to create the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"He’s still working hard and we are working on getting the money so we can get what we need to finish it. So far it’s not going so well."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"Desert families were industrious and hard working. They were often multi-talented families, and were not only seamen, but farmers and lumbermen as…"

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"Some people had a hard time breathing because of all the particles that were in the air. When they would inhale, it would damage the workers' lungs."

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"Established in ca.1870 by Henry Harding, the company imported huge coils of wire (1/4 inch in diameter) from Boston and Portland."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"This film was so hard to get off it was unbelievable. Other car lines that don’t exist today were Nashes, Studebakers, and Hudsons."

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"… you will join the ranks of us who have worked so hard for better education in our schools in Surry. “ Claude L."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"Hard work gives you money. I worked up there and I don’t really remember how much I got paid. I would work 48 hours a week and get just over 40…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"The companies worked hard to innovate and improve themselves, but the post-war economies and business environment were setting them on a path of…"

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

"… she’s making up for that neglect by working extra hard on this project. Carl Stinchfield, an officer of Strong Historical Society, was born and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"It was designed by architect George Harding, in a Richarsonian Romanesque style. There is a long history of the library's building which includes two…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"The same was true of my daughter. It was hard to keep warm with the power always going on and off. If the power was out then I would have to go get…"