Maine Memory Network

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

"… could be seen in the island's economy, labor force, appearance, and even through the very livelihoods of those who live here year-round."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… farmer and needed to return to the hard labor of logging. The next winter he went with a crew of men to work at a location twelve miles into the…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… especially in view of today’s competitive labor market.” Mercy Hospital’s School of Nursing remained an important part of the institution’s…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… dedicated in 1959, was built through volunteer labor and financed with bean suppers and other fundraisers."

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

"… fair, it was held on the Saturday following Labor Day and featured livestock judging, horse and oxen pulling, and an assortment of carnival rides…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Initially, native people benefited from labor opportunities in lumbering and agriculture. They produced ash tool handles, canoes and paddles, and the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Two thousand civilians labored around the clock during that spring to build the new Army cantonment which became known as Dow Field."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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