Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome X X What do you get when you combine local history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… Project Resources From the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library Books & Manuscripts Baker, William Avery, 1973, “A…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The Sagadahoc County Courthouse Text by Jared Gilliam, Emily Parker, and Kaitlyn Smith 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Intersection of Centre and Washington Text by Kyle Hietala, Savannah Silva, and Micheal Stinson 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The Customs House Text by Kimberly Mathews, Charles Mills, Courtney Mitchell, and Ashley Rusaw 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Life on the log drive was hard. The men worked hard 14 to 16 hours a day. They had four meals: breakfast, two lunches, and a supper."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - About Us

"To see some of our work, please visit: http://www.swansislandhistory.org Click the links below to read about our busy workers! History Detectives…"

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

"… Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always allowed to fill with…"

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

"… 'mysteries' with island artifacts, play games, work on exhibits, act out historical scenes, and learn from local historians."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"At one time, the Hallowell Iron Works employed 30 experienced men. Unfortunately it went out of business in the early 1950’s."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"On the left is a two-row digger operated by two men. A man is behind the digger picking potatoes. A full basket of potatoes is being emptied into a…"

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

"… our exhibits, especially the islanders at work and play exhibits, we have had to work with scant primary source information."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"… the kids and in the evening there often were fire works. Fourth of July lobster bake, Swan's Island ca."

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

"According to Steve, the house was one of the first to be hooked up to electricity because one of its boarders was on the island working on setting up…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"… up three hundred thousand young good and true men to their distant & mournfull graves, and three thousand Millions in treasure to admit our…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… rented a house and "In a short time the young men who cared but little about Character visited the house in dozens and some disgracefull and noisy…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… described as "among a class of risky and reckless men." Martin, who wrote and illustrated five volumes of recollections about his life and events…"

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… more that just a mode of transportation to the men working for the Hallowell Steam and Boom Company, The river was literally their home! Pickers…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Within a few years, Baird’s quarry works were 500 by 250 ft. Blacksmith shops, huge derricks, and boiler houses to run the steam drills sprang up on…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"They could get two farms inspected at once. The men would go from New Sweden to Ashland to do these inspections."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"… was born in Sweden and moved to Swan's Island to work at the quarry. He married Evelyn Lora Martin in 1922 and they lived on the Quarry Road."

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

"Audio stories Swan's Islanders at Work and Play CD Our audios story tellers: Marguerite Staples, Marion Stinson, Sonny Sprague, Keving Staples, Eva…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 2 of 3

"At the busiest time, the forum had thirty men working on it. One thing that has changed tremendously was during the fair there were baseball games in…"