Maine Memory Network

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

"Tree stumps are yet to be cleared from the field beyond the stone wall. A ship enters the harbor, while three other ships are under construction."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"Winterized year-round plumbing was added, central forced hot air heat installed, and the Old Ell was a simple but comfortable year-round home for…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"The Old Ell is Born Old Ell, Rye Field Lane, Northeast Harbor 1939Northeast Harbor Library By the year 1898, despite having previously built…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"All the fields, pastures and wooded areas between the Libby farm and the village were searched. Late in the afternoon searchers came upon a spot on…"

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

"Field pieces and cannons were placed among towns, courthouses, and parks. The members of the G.A.R. also gave battle flags, documents, and mementos…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Gannett was an innovator in the field, highlighting local interest stories with heavy illustration. Further, technological advancements during World…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 3 of 4

"… walked to grade school, which was up in the field behind her house in Masardis. In the seventh grade her school was across the bridge, and in high…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5

"She started work in the potato fields when she was about seven or eight years old. At that age she would pick about a barrel of potatoes a day, but…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"In 1965 the field did not have a grandstand anymore; a new backstop was constructed. The town field is located along Water Street."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"Martin wrote, "This style of cap was in fashion when I was 4 years old they had no visor and were wadded with cotton batting and sometimes trimed…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"About Us Century-old Books Discovered In a Cardboard Box X Strong Elementary School Librarian Jami Badershall was cleaning the back room of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison leaves Thomaston - 2002

"… April of that year, leaving a wide empty grassy field and the southeast corner of the former prison wall remaining."

L.C. Bates Museum/Good Will-Hinckley

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"A superior athletic field was later added. That field, a prominent part of Farmington, became the Hippach Memorial Field in 1916."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… further north on the road to Farmington near the old Conant place, in the area now known as the south end of Chandler Road."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"In 1887, 30-year-old Clinton V. Starbird purchased the Starbird mill in Freeman from his father, Amos D. Starbird, who was moving to Florida."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… also borrowed from the Masonic Order and the old English estate system. The first four degrees are based on the four seasons of the year."

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"Carnival, Fire Department, Muster Field, Hallowell, ca 1934Hubbard Free Library While historic Hallowell had the annual carnival as a fundraiser for…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… remembered three special days in 1905 at the old schoolhouse; the picnic on the last day, Arbor Day, and a Friday afternoon when the primaries and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… Settlement Wheeler and Crosby Text by Karyn Field Crosby's Grist Mill Store, called Old Brick Store, Hampden, built in 1807Hampden Historical…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Edward F. Bangs was a 37-year-old resident of Freeman when he enlisted in the Army on September 12, 1862."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"… and located farther inland, north along Rye Field Lane on or near the present-day site of the Old Ell."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"They had multiple fields full of cattle, pigs, and lambs. Most of their cattle came from the Pennsylvania stockyards into Dover and were trucked up…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"… but gave a break to the potato pickers and other field workers. Worn lags would have to be replaced with new ones."