Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"Even though I am older and less of a silly girl, I still have kept this journal, much to the hilarity of my older sister. Mr."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Academy was the first in Hancock County to allow girls to attend. Despite the plethora of course offerings, in 1852 there were only three teachers…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… they went to the Packing Room where women and girls placed the herring in cans, generally in a large well-lit area on the second floor."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of Charles Dana Gibson, creator of the Gibson Girl. It is now the home base for a local boat yard."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… preparatory boarding and day school for boys and girls in grades six through high school. When Hannibal Hamlin was still young, he really wanted to…"