Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… and children were paid by the piece, up to $3 a day in the early years. Wages and working conditions improved as the industry grew."

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

"After three days of freedom, Swan set out to turn himself back in, but died on the street. A world away, the Swan’s Island settlers had taken matters…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The church sermon that day was about alcohol and its evils. Someone from the congregation was not pleased about the available water and asked that…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Along with the new curriculum came a new set of rules. Students were held to high standards of behavior and obedience."

St. Croix Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… Church was the dominant church of Puritan New England, but after the mid-1750s, new denominations began to appear."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… United Packers, with a capacity of 3000 cans per day. Corn was canned extensively, with other vegetables and fruit handled."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"He was then taken to a nearby barn and died three days later. Switcher Engine #22, Guilford, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… would package and turn out eight hundred boxes a day. Curtis himself invented most of the machines used in the factory."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"Games played in those days had much lower scores than games played today, as shown in a game against Brewer High School, 1918, when Brewer beat…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… ahead of other towns. The cool nights and warm days of August and September produced a corn that contained a high sugar content, thus the name of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… John R Braden, lad, you’ve made us glad, in the days now gone before; May your fleet winged-feet beat the music sweet of a well won race once more."