Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… this was going to happen, but there were 25 merchants in Lubec and when I got back home that night there were 25 gifts right there on the table."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… shipbuilders in Blue Hill, along with 8 shipping merchants, 5 ship joiners, 3 blacksmiths (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1 caulker…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"Lincoln merchants would put information in the newspaper to help their sales. Sales people would have papers outside of the Lincoln House Hotel about…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"At its peak, homes were visited by the local fish merchant, who brought fresh seafood to the door, the baker with fresh bread and pastry, the shoe…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"The Proprietors were a group of wealthy Boston merchants whose members included James Bowdoin, John Hancock, Dr."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"Allen Physicians & Surgeons J.P. Walton Merchant Tailor J. Knowlton & Son Dealer in Livestock Col. A. Plummer “ “ “ A."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… ransacked stores and rifled provisions from local merchants. The British seized ships in the harbor and burned eight."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"Shep became a merchant early on in life because all of the children in his family needed jobs to make ends meet."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Merchant Sail. Center Lovell, Me.: Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, 1955. (S) Flagg, James Montgomery. Roses and buckshot. New York: G.P."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… Mary King, daughter of Richard King, a successful merchant, landholder, farmer and shipbuilder. The Southgate’s first home was at Dunstan Landing."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"A successful merchant, he was also a farmer, owner of trading vessels and a town justice. The King home, built across from the marsh, was originally…"

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

"After the British burned and destroyed Portland’s merchant fleet in 1775, trade from that port was diverted to Dunstan Landing."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… crops that were sold in the village and village merchants sold goods to the rural farmers. Access to ship transportation in Yarmouth was essential…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Porter was a very good craftsman. As a farmer and merchant, he also helped the community in many ways."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"Savage’s hired hand, Harry Merchant, in the roof sheathing boards which were once part of the big barn. More on the Old Ell..."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"George Ranger, a merchant from Fairbanks, moved to the center of the village. Mr. Ranger’s view from his home was upon the neglected Meeting House…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"King was a distinguished citizen, merchant, farmer, and ship builder. Three of his children became major public figures."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… Atlas – Hancock, County, Maine lists five Surry merchants and dealers selling dry and fancy goods, boots, crockery, paints, groceries…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Native Scotsman, author, merchant, politician, Son of Liberty, Revolutionary War figure, and all-around interesting character, Swan followed the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… accounting from Rufus Prince, a soap maker and merchant, for whom he worked from 1844 to about 1854."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… the British 1815 • Jabez Mowry and other Eastport merchants relocate to Lubec • Post office established in Lubec."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Stevens “ “ “ J.P. Churchell & Son Merchant A. Colman “ Smith & Bunker “ B.F. Kimball Trader Josiah Jenkins Carrabassett House J.B. & B.F."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Jabez Mowry and several other prominent Eastport merchants who had long profited through their smuggling activities, came under increased scrutiny…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… later went door-to-door in Portland looking for merchants to sell the new “State of Maine Pure Spruce Gum.” The first to manufacture chewing gum…"