Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"They also made other types of threads to supply the county’s new narrow goods industry, now manufacturing decorative braids, cords, ribbons…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… hometowns and traveled south to serve in the US military at some point during the war. Fred Titcomb's horses, load of hay, Falmouth Corner…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"Goodwin was military trained and was on at least one expedition to Norridgewock. He is listed on the John North map as surveyor."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… honors all Cumberland citizens who served in the military during war. A large stone originally stood at the same spot with a memorial plaque noting…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… from the line in 1956 as focus shifted to medical supply items. In 1958, a devastating fire wiped out the entire production and warehousing…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"… days when numerous general stores in Hampden supplied the necessities for daily life. However, there is no question that Hampden has, over the…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 2 of 2

"… Middle School – The six-town school district “supplied” seventh and eighth grade social studies teacher, Rex Webb, and a host of his students, all…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"The windows were 7 feet by 9 feet. Ira supplied all the lumber for the school. The school was used for three years then was sold to the town for $142…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"Weatherbee Hardware helped with supplies to build houses for people. If the Weatherbee store didn’t exist people would have to go to a different town…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… stores, would we have the stores we have now? The supply of goods we have now might not be around without him."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"… and explained that this was the town's drinking supply and it would be in the best interest of all concerned if the bears bathed somewhere else."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"… auctions in Exeter and Corinna and local farmers supplied them with beef. Lorin Herring turned over his half of Herring Brothers to his son Stephen…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… else that needed more power than could be supplied by men or animals. In Guilford’s case there were the Piscataquis River, Salmon Stream, and a…"

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

"… granite quarries were in a good position to supply stone for buildings and streets to the growing cities of the Eastern seaboard."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"… towns that relied on the mill and the train for supplies. Works Cited "Children." Personal Glimpses Of The Early Settlers: 31. Web. 15 Apr. 2010."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"… crafts, wooden checkers, and many more craft supplies. Drapers Mill was a supplier of box boards to other mills."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… did not have appropriate antibacterial cleaning supplies. The equipment they used would be considered outdated in today’s time."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… bateaux held the men's guns, ammunition, food and supplies. Their first major obstacle was the Ticonic Falls."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… of the animals and men were killed, and food and supplies were lost in the cold, icy river. Just recently a new park was built on the island to…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… necessary during World War II because the military needed to have enough fresh food and other goods to feed the growing military."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… to the mill was connected to a waterwheel which supplied most of the power necessary. Known as Guilford Woolen Company, it was leased to William…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"­­­For several years, they maintained a water pump at the north end of town to supply a reservoir for fire protection."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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