Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"She was engaged by the Maine Central Railroad to help market the Rangeley Lakes as a popular destination for tourism."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"His attendance at the Maine Normal School lasted only two years. After he got his degree in teaching he practiced for one year but did not pursue the…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Strong Historical Society The Maine Central employed Crosby as a writer and sent her all over the east coast to represent the Maine Woods at…"

Acadian Archives

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… Strong Historical Society received a grant from Maine Historical Society, through the Maine Community Heritage Project, to develop a web-based…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… were large amounts of untouched woods in Western Maine, but the only way to effectively transport the harvested timber to southern markets was by…"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"His father John M. Coombs was a farmer and a shipbuilder, who probably taught his son carpentry. George Coombs learned drafting from Boston architect…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… activities, several mechanics, laborers, farmers and businessmen were attracted from throughout New England with hopes of employment."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… in 1848 on a knoll overlooking Depot Street and Main Street. The church was dedicated in 1849. For more than 100 years, it served its members, but…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on this ice industry because if they got lots of ice that winter, then the men…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on this ice industry because if they got lots of ice that winter, then the men…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"He was primarily a farmer who also fished and did other odd jobs. Besides singing and playing the accordion, Clyde loved to tell stories and would…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Before motors were made the Maine guides had to row wooden boats and canoes a lot around the local ponds and lakes."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… school in Kentucky for a time they returned to Maine. The sisters operated a private school for girls in Farmington, known as Wendall Institute…"

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… and correspondence of Alexander Crawford, a farmer from Skowhegan who had fought in the Civil War. They had just scratched the surface."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"For a time birch pulp wood was shipped from Maine to him in Boston, but he soon realized that he needed to relocate his operations to a site where…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… was erected for them next to their home on Upper Main Street, presently the home of Anthony Nichols."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… were mainly impoverished squatters surviving as farmers, hunters, fisherman.Theirs is partly a story of discrimination; they were often referred to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… the stories that shaped this small community and its inhabitants in the western mountains of Maine. Click Here To View All Of Our Online Items"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"… with the society’s start of the yearlong Maine Memory project to research and map local homes, businesses and townspeople’s lives after the Civil…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… saw mill which was owned and run by many of the farmers in the neighborhood, each running a certain length of time each season, or until a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"… Grass" Can You Help the 19th Century Salt Marsh Farmer?   Transportation Through the Years Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway Maritime Tales…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… Left Behind Blue Ribbon School, an award based on Maine educational assessment scores over at least five years."