Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"Running water was a seasonal affair through above-ground pipes; in the winter one needed to fetch fresh water by taking buckets down to the brook…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"This new building was home to a large shop, a home economics laboratory, a science laboratory, and three additional classrooms."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"It would run anything for two hours. We were like ‘No, no please don’t take the generator!’ But we knew that it would also heat up the house and you…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… Stinson rented the location from Oliver Moses, running a dry goods business as seen in the postcard in the side column."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"The only one that didn’t run was Benjamin. When he was about 18 he married Bethia Keith. Together they had two children: Benjamin Jr. and Edward."

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"… Bodwell came to Lincoln as early as 1830 to run a carding mill. He ran the mill until 1855. A carding mill is where the clothing is made, and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Years ago, one of the homes was built with the county line running through the livingroom. Whenever East Dixfield is mentioned, people think of the…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"Run by the Sisters of Mercy under the direction of Sister Annette Rioux, MSW, McAuley Residence initially operated independently from Mercy Hospital."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… established thanks to three bodies of water that run through New Portland. Lemon Stream is found in the West, the Carrabassett River in the East…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"In the beginning, all the lumber was used in Lincoln for homes, barns, businesses, and other needed buildings."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… shops, huge derricks, and boiler houses to run the steam drills sprang up on the hill. Quarry rails from the quarry dock to the quarry, Swan's…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… the "old" trades that kept the island’s economy running. Word of mouth from artists and ship crews began to draw visitors each summer in order to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"The first post offices were run either from homes or stores. By the middle 1900s there were three post offices, two in stores and the third was in…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… were established in whatever manner possible—run out of private homes before they had buildings of their own."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… marking the spot where they now lie: They’ve run the race and won the crown They, the first settlers of the town They endured much through toil and…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… of a river which could be harnessed for power to run saw mills, shingle mills, grist mills, or anything else that needed more power than could be…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Every family member was needed to keep the farm running, and young men, whether they belonged to the family or worked as hired hands, were especially…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… harbor near the head of Somes Sound offered running water and plenty of hardwood. He pitched his camp there."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… & Winterport Electric Railway made its maiden run down the twelve mile stretch of track from Bangor to Hampden."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… two months after their involvement at Bull Run. Fred writes: Hardtack, ca. 1865 The usual "bill of fare" for the Civil War soldier included…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"I put the rest of my money in my pocket and I run out the door and all the way home to show my mother."

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

"with little profit. This would be running directly into the pre-WW II era. Bag Mill bachelor housing, Rumford, 1946Greater Rumford Area…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… virulent, with death rates among the infected running as high as 20%. Sumner Cobb writes from Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, 1918 A letter…"