Maine Memory Network

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

"… crowded with smokehouses, sardine canneries, lumber and coal businesses out on the wharves. Among them, close to where School Street came down to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Despite the decrease in industry and communication and the confusion of post-war life, the island made the shift to modern utilities and once again…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"After the close of other island industries, lobster fishing remains predominant. A successful trap limit was enforced in 1984 that reduced the…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The paper industry relied on the logging industry because they used trees to make paper. Nowadays, logs aren’t shipped down the Kennebec River…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He is now buried in the Ick Norton Cemetery in Industry, Maine. Edward Fentiman was born in England in 1842."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Gerald Palmer closed the gristmill, and Guilford Lumber went out of business. Many businesses seemed to be “changing hands” or were “merging” but…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"There were still costumes in the back room. The building was torn down in the 1960s, and its lumber was used for other houses."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"… Maine: a Look at the People, Businesses and Industries That Helped Build a Town on the Banks of the Penobscot."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The lumber trade, which had been the prinicipal means for purchasing provisions was in enemy hands. Food was practically non-existent."

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… Maine: a Look at the People, Businesses and Industries That Helped Build a Town on the Banks of the Penobscot."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"The carriage, which moved the lumber along the saw, was short and referred to by locals as a "snap-dragon." Around 1906 Hollis bought a steam engine…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

""Local Business & Industry." The Pictorial History of Lincoln, Maine. Lincoln: Lincoln News Print Services Division, 1995. 39-40. Print."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"Pieces of homes, trees, and bundles of lumber floated down the river. When the lumber hit the Father Curran Bridge the straps snapped, which caused…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… and the efforts of the people that the number one industry in the area continued to operate. Lincoln Today Paddling up the Penobscot River that…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"A Man's Life in a Suitcase John Edward Barry, Mexico, 1939 Mexico Historical Society Text by Irene Hutchinson Images contributed by Mexico…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"Continental Paper Bag Company By: Dave Gawtry & Nghia Ha Images provided by Rumford Area Historical Society The Continental Paper Bag Company…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Rumford Woodrowville School students, Rumford, 1925Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Educational facilities grew along with the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Rumford Mechanics Institute of Rumford, ca. 1911Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Fun and recreational needs of the town were also…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"Rumford In summary, Rumford poet, Thomas Fallon’s poem “Pennacook Falls”, tells the story of our great Androscoggin, without which there would be…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Project Photos

"Project Photos By Nick Waugh On this page you'll find thumbnail photos of various team activities arranged in chronological order: July training at…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Dixfield The Holman Family reunion and homestead, Dixfield, ca. 1911Dixfield Historical Society DIXFIELD COMMON (CENTER) The First Section to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"Dixfield A Brief History of Dixfield, Maine Text by Charlotte Collins Images from Dixfield Historical Society Town of Dixfield seal…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"Dixfield Today (in 2013) the seat of the town’s government and town affairs resides at the Dixfield Town Office on Main Street."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Mexico Stephen Barnard was the first chosen selectman and settled one mile from Mexico Corner on Harlow Hill."