Maine Memory Network

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… the United States, a consistent and longstanding local fight for independence had been underway and was steered by savvy leaders, mercantile…"

Westbrook Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… had access to raw materials advertised in the local newspapers for workers. Biddeford's textile mills however, were hit hard by the stoppage in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… New England and elsewhere was another blow to the local & state economies as early as the 1940's, and certainly through the 1980's and 1990's."

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

"… of a well-known, profitable, and well-liked local farmer outside of Rumford Center, Waldo Pettengill, to act as his agent to procure 1400 acres of…"

Pittsfield Historical Society

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

"Many trains stopped there each day to pick up local products, or to deliver dry goods, furniture and other items to local residents."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"The island has its enduring and localized family clans, most who settled in the mid-18th century and were immigrants of European descent."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"By the late 1960s, state and federal regulations virtually put an end to a century and a half of rough and tumble business."

Bridgton Historical Society

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Even though each village has its own features and businesses, residents almost always have community ties in the next village."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"There are still many small businesses, often in local homes, to support other local needs in this little town of a little over 1600 people."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Local carpenters and shipbuilders and local families built and owned the new hotels and the supporting businesses."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"Some local men went to jobs at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Bar Harbor during the 1930s helping build the infrastructure for Acadia…"

Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

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Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… century Maine cities and towns, in which local fire companies created pride in their purpose by displaying their new equipment and handsome…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"Known locally as McCurdy’s, it survived until 1990. Other smokehouses went out of business years before and the buildings were taken down."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… along the river, and were close by Fort Mary (the local garrison) or the village of Winter Harbor, and settlers continued to farm, fish and trade."

Maine Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Today, much of the Main Street business district is devoted to summer visitors and tourists. There remains one grocery store but the theater, the…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"Other local fundraising efforts ranged from the Sonesta Women’s Race and selling “Super Burritos” at the Deering Oak Family Festival."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"… and competed in playful sporting events with locals, cottagers, and encamped tribesmen. Running a hotel such as the Rodick required chambermaids…"