Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… the Commonwealth of Massachusetts needed to raise money to pay off its huge war debts. The Committee of the State of Eastern Lands became the…"

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

"… was a leader who raised considerable amounts of money, and served on the standing committee and as treasurer for over 25 years."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… to prevent access to the fair and thereby make money from admission charged. With no way for the Legion to make a profit the fair was abandoned."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… sell food from my mom’s garden so that I can make money and my mom won’t let me. Aaron’s mom probably didn’t let him when he was little, but when…"

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

"… offers details about store stocks, financing, how money was made and lost, capital, and the experiences of someone without capital of his own, who…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"On May 27, 1968, an offshoot of the Lincoln Development Corporation was formed, with the purpose of raising the money."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"This way, the company made more money by sending out production themselves. In 1886, it was officially administered as the John MacGregor Corporation."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"If they weren’t home they would leave the money on the corner of the ice box and you would just leave the change."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… own tools, instead of buying them, just to save money. A typical tool of that time period cost around $10."

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

"With all the money spent on wood and payments, the mill made about a 10% profit. Even though Strickland's Mill is now shut down it played an…"

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

"… for the sum of $200.00 a year, 2/3 in money and 1/3 in provisions. The building is now used by the Fernwood Grange."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"… several donors who generously gave the money to complete the project.  We also received grants from Poland Springs, and the Stephen and Tabatha…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The Davenport Foundation was able to use this money for things like religious purposes, colleges, hospitals, libraries, and even orphanages."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… of hired men is either a theft of time or money, and I would have Mr. Gleason discharge any hired man who should prove idle."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"They had numerous amounts of money coming in and out of the bank, so they needed a vault. The bank made a lease with Scales Block until 1902 when the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"Mailing saves a lot of money and time. Howard Annis's Store, Lincoln, 1930Lincoln Historical Society The last reason I think the postal service…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Townspeople soon started a campaign to raise money for the new school. The project was stimulated when Carroll H."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… also flourished because people had jobs and money to spend in town. In 1840, the population was listed at 1,109 residents; today, more than 170…"

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

"… Church, used the church building as they raised money to build their own church. Today, the Methodist Church remains as one of the most enduring…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… war as early as 1940, as local citizens raised money with dinners at the Grange Hall to assist Finland in their fight against Russia's invasion."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… incorporated church society that pledged to use money raised to build a chapel. In 1904, the cornerstone for the Mexico Congregationalist Church…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… of the World." Instability of credit and of money itself as well as the 1830s craze of land speculation all affected Bangor and John Martin -- and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… meeting of that year, the town raised a sum of money for “schooling”. (Original Town Warrant) Mosher Hill SchoolhouseFarmington Historical…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Meat stock and other commodities produced by the farmers were used as money at a later date. Ezekiel Porter, whom Porter Hill is named after, is…"