Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… though 1901 a dam was created to be able to send large logs down the river to send them right to the lumber company."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"A large archive of historical material is kept in the Old Yellow School House & Museum on Sound Drive."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"People kept their food cold using large blocks of ice. If people wanted ice, they would put a card in the window showing how much ice they wanted."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… is reported as having fifty acres of corn and a large herd of cattle.” Titcomb Syrup Bottle The Titcomb Family made maple syrup for over 200…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Hervey Lowell built up such a large egg business, that he built an egg house near the store. The egg house had sawdust insulation in the walls and an…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… and the Main Road, Crosby and Stetson built a large brick warehouse (Hampden Historical Society 1976)."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"The buttons are small and large, some washed, some still packed with dirt. Some white, some brown, some colorful- many shapes, many sizes, many…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Many large department stores left Bath for Brunswick and Cook's Corner. Also in 1959, passenger train service on the MCRR was discontinued."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Counce also moved from Warren and established a large-scale shipbuilding business at Fort Wharf on lower Knox Street."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… in complete destruction of the sawmill, a large sloop, several log cabins and the slaughter of many cattle."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"Note: The Atticus incident sparked a large legal battle between the states of Maine and Georgia, but was gradually forgotten and never quite resolved."

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"This impacts my life in a large way because he started the first Ford dealership for Northern Penobscot County in the town of Lincoln."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… at Pine Point never has been home port to any large fishing vessels, but it’s likely that some Scarborough men fished off shore on commercial…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"Fly Rod attended large outdoor trade shows in Boston and New York, where she advocated for the Narrow Gauge Railroad as a means of accessing…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… of the islets on the Northern side of Swan’s Island now bears his name. This history has largely been forgotten on the island today. Next page"

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

"… carrier and it was carried so irregularly that a large part of the outgoing letters from which the revenue came was sent off by private conveyance…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"To a large extent, these men were from the same families who had fought with him during the French and Indian Wars in 1759 and again in putting down…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 2 of 2

"… to Westbrook in the tournament after holding a large halftime lead would prove to be a strong motivational force for the young Panthers, as they…"

Maine Conservation Corps

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Windham Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"… like others of his era, often made what seem like large commas at the end of thoughts in the writing."

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… led Bishop Walsh to arrange the purchase of a large building on the corner of State and Deering streets from Richard Payson."

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"However, such large-scale projects must always proceed thoughtfully, as to both honor and document years of institutional work."

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"As a result, MHS’ early photographic collections largely consist of three mediums: the daguerreotype, ambrotype and tintype (ferrotype)."