Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"Running the Town Decades went by before a woman served in a municipal office. In 1929 Bessie Joyce was listed as a member of the Superintending…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"-Across the Sea- a history through transportation Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Four men line fishing…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women's Firsts Text by Candis Joyce Photos courtesy of the Swan's Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"History Detectives Native American artifact presentation Special guest Barbara Francis teaches the History Detectives club about uses of Native…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"The Tea Room Clevie and Mary Trask, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society 253 Harbor Road is now known best as the popular…"

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

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"… was used by people along Water Street and a lumber company. Shepard's Wharf was also on the waterfront and was the head of navigation for all large…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… having a small work force, and lack of lumber, sawmills and woodworking machinery, Islesboro never achieved the same success enjoyed by many…"

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"… Guilford, a small central Maine mill town with an industrial heritage reaching back two hundred years; young, as far as towns go in New England…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… and manufactured bobbins for use in the textile industry on the spinning frames. This was the second textile mill in town."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… The products shipped were: granite, wood ashes, lumber, sheep, chickens, and ice, according to Sam Webber, local historian."

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"EARLY MANUFACTURING Industry came early to Guilford, and although adapted and modernized, it is still the foundation of our community, providing…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"The best of lumber was used in their construction, and no part of the work has been slighted. A large number of citizens witnessed the departure of…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"The Guilford Industries, now known as True Textiles pictured in the background. X The Guilford MCHP Team Members have held regular monthly…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… east of Guilford Village and across from Guilford Industries yarn mill. Several businesses were operated from this location over the years."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"The three local industries were modernizing and expanding, there was no municipal debt, several new businesses including a credit union arrived and…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 2

"From a cost standpoint, circular sawed lumber made possible the large barns required by the emerging dairy industry in the post-Civil War period."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… Porter in Topsham, where they opened a store and lumber and shipbuilding business. Beginning in 1795, he became active in local politics…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Lumber and fish were bought and sold; fishing fleets sailed to the Grand Banks fishing grounds; and ships sailed to England, the West Indies and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"He was paid in lumber, a common form of pay at the time. By that time the school had one official school, this was in the Prouts Neck section of…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Plenty of trees and finished lumber were available. The first sawmill was built on Union River in 1768, and soon after, sawmills appeared on Patten…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… of a steamboat wharf, two dozen small cottages, a lumber mill, a brickyard, and a coal, as well as several small stores."