Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"The Gardner Lake Tragedy The fifth graders observations “One day in 1936 school children went to spend the end of the year by going on a boat at…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"The Gardner Lake Tragedy Miriam Kelley as a young woman X Images from the family of Miriam Kelley Doherty Research and text by Seth Doherty…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 3 of 4

"… children, managed the daily provisioning of her household and supervised its labors, and performed vital work as a midwife, attending 816 births…"

Haystack Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"… - room to move - but in this case to work, the straight skirt on a plain khaki cotton household maid’s dress features side seam gusset pleats."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"… endless hours women spent meeting the demands of household and family garment sewing. On the other hand, speedier sewing encouraged extra detailing…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"Women also traded with nearby households, and wives assumed financial and legal responsibilities both in their husbands’ absences and within routine…"

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

"… of islanders, meat and produce, flour, candy, and household goods. It was a long day for a store owner who kept the doors open all day and then…"

Margaret Chase Smith Library

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New Sweden Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… burial and housing expenses, and for food and household necessities. Members might help another veteran get a job or secure a loan."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"… have nowhere to get common goods such as food and household items. In addition, Buckfield once had its own Health Center."

Friendship Museum

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"… in 1736, a Penobscot couple visited an English household to relay a warning. When the husband began to reveal too much information, his wife…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Within two years there were nine households on Mount Desert and three on the Cranberry Isles. And two years after that the island's first road…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Along with purchases for food and household goods, loans were given to help out the needy; sometimes they even found work for the needy veterans."

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Windham Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… factories and then look after the children and household chores when they went home. The work was dangerous and many children lost fingers on the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… sold for money, made into clothes, or used for household work. Benjamin Chesley also sold properties for new settlers in the town of Lincoln…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Private households and businesses first brought electricity to Swan's Island by purchasing generators."

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… least of which is a significantly higher median household income. Rumford Falls, Buckfield Railroad, ca."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… would help with the cooking and carrying of the household goods to the summer or winter quarters. By the age of 10, boys and girls were skilled…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… supposed to be living together in the same household. The races, even in the north that was supposedly so enlightened, even blacks and whites…"