Maine Memory Network

William Fogg Public Library

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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

"… he left for 28 years, he returned to the family homestead and has become active in tracking down the many unidentified people and unknown locations…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"Islanders caught lobsters as early as the homesteading times, but most of the lobsters caught were to keep food on their tables."

Dixfield Historical Society

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Belfast Free Library

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

"… Hutchins, placed a stone marking the spot of this homestead. He chiseled D.H. 1783 on the front and E.H. on the back."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"On May 7, 1879, Benjamin Lord deeded the family homestead to Phebe. She had become a woman of property in an era when it was unusual for a married…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"As time went on, funds were donated for its care and the Nordica Homestead became the home of many of Lillian’s gowns and other pieces of memorabilia."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… Seal Harbor, and they established a permanent homestead just southwest of Harbor Brook at Asticou."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… Desert Island from Marblehead to establish a homestead. Finally in 1798 they were successful in putting down roots, building a primitive log cabin…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… articles, history of the Vaughan Woods and Homestead, annual reports, diaries, and many historic books. Students emailed Mr."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Dixfield The Holman Family reunion and homestead, Dixfield, ca. 1911Dixfield Historical Society DIXFIELD COMMON (CENTER) The First Section to…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… any family showing that they could successfully homestead on these lands in the northern area of the Kennebec."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"There, he established his homestead, now the location of “Skyline Farm.” By 1801, the land had been transformed into a working farm producing small…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Harbor Cottage served first as family homestead for A.C. and Emily Savage who had eight children of their own."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… went around Farmington to historic sites, such as homesteads or cemeteries, and marked each location."

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

"The work force of Swan’s Islanders from the early homesteading days until the present, was staunchly self-sufficient."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Most are named after homesteaders who settled the hilly land. Science Hill, however, was so-called because of the many creative inventors who seemed…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… arrived in the late 1780’s and early 1790’s, many homesteading on land granted to them for service in the French and Indian Wars and the Revolution."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… modern-day Eastport, Maine) to go to the US, while loyalist homesteads on Deer, Campobello and Grand Manan led them to be recognized as British."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… Clement family in Seal Harbor rebuilt their old homestead into the Seaside Inn. At Asticou, Chase Savage, who in 1870 had begun taking summer…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… business, established in 1895 at the old Shaw homestead at West Cumberland, wintered about 600 hens and hatched from 1000 to 2000 chicks each…"