Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… Iron, 1961Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Lobster fishing is still done in much the same way as when the fishery began, with some modern…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"1948Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Since all lobsters look alike whether caught near shore or offshore, it’s imperative that state…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… with MarshlandScarborough Historical Society & Museum Scarborough: They Called it Owascoag Text by Mary B."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… Island: A Story Best Left Untold The Maine State Museum provides an excellent on-line resource for more information about Malaga including…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"… in New Sweden and made skis were Henry Anderson, Ernest Jacobson, Carl E. Johanson, and Lars Stadig. These skis can be seen in the local museum."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"The Stockholm museum was originally the lumber store. The Veneer Company Veneer mill, Stockholm, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"1945Great Harbor Maritime Museum During the 1930s, Northeast Harbor’s economy was not immune from the Great depression."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"Part II is a Web-based “museum” of the tools and implements used in this process. Some of the tools and implements are in Lubec Landmarks collections."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"1876 Maine Maritime Museum Before the Lincoln Bank was built in 1878, the Bath Bank building occupied the site at the southwestern corner of Centre…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"President Harrison, Bath, 1889Maine Maritime Museum Charter Contract, Schooner Platina, 1845Patten Free Library X In the years after…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… of the Waldo Patent, 1786The General Henry Knox Museum One of Knox’s businesses was land speculation."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Ship's Caulking Tool KitDavistown Museum Work was plentiful for ship caulkers, whose job was to fill the seams between the wooden planking."

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

"… Home of General Henry KnoxThe General Henry Knox Museum With the arrival of General Knox and his numerous industrious activities, several…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… autographed pictures of Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley are currently housed at the Guilford Historical Society Museum. EXHIBITS HOME"

Acadia National Park

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South Portland Historical Society

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

"… Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby (1854-1946)Maine State Museum Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby (1854-1946) was not only a fly fisherwoman extraordinaire, but…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… flags, documents, and mementos to the local museums. Edmund B. Clayton was from the town of Farmington."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… 1857Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum In the book he labeled "Scrap & Sketch Book," John Martin veered from the format he used in…"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-30-16-0356-16."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"Proposed Nordica Memorial Museum by John P. Thomas, ca. 1920Maine Historical Society John P. Thomas served in the navy during World War I."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… Sweat Memorial Gallery, now part of the Portland Museum of Art. The impressive 1909 watercolor for the Portland City Hall was produced by the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"… to the town and is currently the Stockholm Museum. Company Store, StockholmStockholm Historical Society Also in 1901, a post office was…"