Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… Waterville Morning Sentinel, and the Maine Farmer. In 1925, Gannett would consolidate the Portland newspaper market with the purchase of the…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"1855Maine Historical Society The presence of a farmer and a sailor on the Maine State Seal symbolizes the importance of agricultural and maritime…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… (1st Maine Heavy Artillery), described as a "farmer and lumberman, sturdy, robust, and practical, a most useful officer." In his tintype, Sergeant…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"Judkins, wife of farmer Benjamin Judkins, and her four daughters, all modestly attired in contrast to the Deerings. With her hand to her cheek, Mrs."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building

"Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building X Text by Mindy and Liza, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… a full front-page article submitted by “A Farmer” regarding the separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts.[4] Separation was not a new…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Special potato bag, Presque Isle, c. 1950

"In the 1940s potato farmers started packaging their potatoes in distinctive bags. The wide variety of bags illustrates the strong interest in…"

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"Learn about our people, from the early settlers, farmers, and land holders, through merchants and businessmen, to the soldiers and heroes who lived…"

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… industry brought increased prosperity to area farmers, who harvested the timber, and to blacksmiths, carpenters, ship-chandlers and other suppliers…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"… west side of the street because he knew all the farmers came into town from the north and the farmers would hitch their horses on the west side of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"Farmers were important to The news because there were many stories about them in the paper. The Lincoln News was printed in Bangor, then shipped to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… when he was in the military he stole food from farmers. He was discharged from the army on April 21, 1865. He died January 1, 1869."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Co., Augusta, Maine, 1911. A History of the Town of Peru, Maine, by Mary S. Vaughn, 1971. Maine Place Names and the Peopling of Its Towns, by Ava…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"… were elderly people that couldn’t leave or farmers that wouldn’t leave. Few kids were left and the middle-age population was very scarce."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"Working in Maine Text by a student at Presque Isle Middle School Images from Maine Memory Network Successful hunt in the Aroostook Woods, ca."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1895

"… titled, "Art Work of Aroostook County, Maine," Chicago, 1895, v. 4. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1907

"1907 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Postcard of Main Street in winter, Presque Isle, with a message to Miss Flora…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929

"Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description A band forms at the corner of State…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building X Text by Jacob and Craig, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"A return to cooler temperatures in the early 1830s and an increase in precipitation that lasted for nearly fifty years brought the state’s farmers…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"Lapham, Press of the Maine Farmer, Boston, MA. 1890; Hugh J. Chisholm’s Magic Town, 1882-1912, by Peter McKenna (Master’s Thesis); The Oxford Story…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 3 of 3

"Northern Maine Fair Memories Presque Isle Historical Society She misses when all the families came and had a picnic lunch."