Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"They then set to work building roads, clearing lots, and building cabins. The four-lot clusters were cleared such that the five-acre house clearing…"

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

"This made it possible for a building to be made. This building was run by the Odd Fellows in the 1920s for ten years."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The First 51 Settlers

"… 114-1/2, New Sweden Olof Morell - Lot 135-1/2, New Sweden Nils Olsson - Lot 115, New Sweden Wife: Elna Children: Vilhelm, Alfred, Judith, Karoline…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Student Projects

"… museums in New Sweden, Stockholm, and the Nylander Museum in Caribou. Mr. Easter 7th & 8th Grade Teacher New Sweden School New Sweden, Maine"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"It serves students from New Sweden, Stockholm, Westmanland, and Madawaska Lake. As part of the New Sweden School's Maine History, Local History unit…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"Welcome - Valkommen The Kapitoleum, New Sweden, ca. 1930New Sweden Historical Society Welcome to our history of the Maine Swedish Colony in…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"Landeen Family History Landeen Family, New Sweden, ca. 1890New Sweden Historical Society My great grandmother Annie came from Sweden when she…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony New Sweden fields, ca. 1938New Sweden Historical Society Before the Swedes, there was the forest."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"… especially in Maine, studying and looking for new mollusks, and exploring new places. Nylander surveyed and cataloged much of Maine and his work is…"

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

"… population had soared to 1,038, surpassing New Sweden’s population of 963. Stockholm’s population peaked at 1,300 in 1925."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project

"The work produced by New Sweden, and its sister communities in the project (Skowhegan and Mt. Desert Island) laid a foundation that allowed MHS to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"… House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building X Text by Sebastian and Scott, students at Presque Isle Middle School Images from…"

Abplanalp Library, UNE

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New Portland Historical Society

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New Sweden Historical Society

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

"At first the building consisted of three stories and was all once a general store. It had a wide variety of businesses and was a big part of town."

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

"Now they were able to build the first store in Stockholm, a 20 X 20 one-and-a-half story building. They opened a general store in the early 1900s."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"The former mill buildings are slowly being refinished and repurposed into modern residences and boutique manufacturing and business space."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… acquired by Maremont Corporation and continues to build weapons under the name General Dynamics. Pepperell's saving grace was the invention and…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"Mills and Homes in Stockholm Collins Lumber Mill, Stockholm. c. 1940Stockholm Historical Society The town of Stockholm once was a booming town…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880

"Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880 1870 rye, winter wheat - 20 acres planted 1871 wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, beans, and…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony

"A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony Click to view the photo essay Tools were a necessary part of every farmer's and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… Society By 1843, after calls by inspectors for a new more humane prison, a new wing was erected. It contained 108 granite cells in two tiers of…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"Blue Hill Landscape, 2009 X By 2009, a new generation of trees, along with many new houses, had completely altered our view of the landscape."