Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"Four large rooms on each floor flank a central hall, and an ell extends from the back of the house. The entry, decorated with pilasters and keystone…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"… the Congregationalists before them, because of a large population with seemingly irreconcilable differences there would in the end be three…"

Norway Historical Society

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

"… The Old Ell is now a year-round home sheltering a family of four and its sixth generation of Savage family descendants."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Other families became interested in the area and in 1781 eight families spent their first winter in the new settlement."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"It quickly swept through 67 summer estates, five large hotels and 170 year-round homes. It surrounded the village, cutting off all roads."

Maine Maritime Museum

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Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"Sadie’s smiling face and her informal pose in a large Victorian chair capture the spirit of childhood in an ambrotype made about 1858."

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

"… Yarmouth Historical Society Dolloff Family Era: 1876 – 1970 Abbie and Oscar Dolloff raised a family of six daughters and one son at Skyline Farm…"

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."

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

"Large parcels are protected as parkland or conservations areas. The Royal River corridor, a large, intact wildlife habitat, is preserved from…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"After Montpelier was sold out of the Knox family in 1855, his descendants had Knox and the other family members that were buried in the tomb moved to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"In 1974 a large portion of Main and Knox Streets, along with several historic buildings, were placed on the National Register of Historic Places…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… to the mills’ interior; and a lower dam to form a large holding basin at the base of the Falls, was the beginning of his influence in the Town’s…"

Rockland Historical Society

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

"… Island Historical Society Sheep were raised in large flocks with little effort and expense because of the extensive pastureland."

Pittsfield Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… did this, as one writer noted, was because this family, "like most families in Eden, had always made good use of what lay to hand. Mr. and Mrs."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"They participated in town affairs, built large homes and farms, and were staunchly religious in their beliefs."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… also owned and lived most of the year in a large 3,200 sq ft, 5-bedroom, 3-bath, shingle-styled, two-story home designed by his uncle, Fred Savage…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"They later built a large brick home on what is now Route 1. Eleven of their twelve children died before reaching middle age. Dr."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"The descendents of the original proprietors had large families, and the population grew rapidly. On its books in 1764, North Yarmouth listed 188…"

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

"… and the Weston and Sherman Grover families had a large dairy on Sligo Road into the 1960s. North Yarmouth’s last dairy operation, Norman and Marion…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… Ell by playing and sleeping in the loft of the large family barn down the lane on Asticou Way. Houses at Asticou from the Scrapbook of Mary L."