Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… build new rather than try to save or re-use the old because it is faster to do so. Will modern standardized building practices cause our…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"… worried about their trees because some were very old and valuable to their family and the land. People wanted to cut or saw off damaged branches to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"Ingersoll who was the first librarian. Also, how it has looked in the past, like it was originally in houses until the building was created."

United Society of Shakers

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… the Clement family in Seal Harbor rebuilt their old homestead into the Seaside Inn. At Asticou, Chase Savage, who in 1870 had begun taking summer…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Stephen Titcomb's Frame House Built in 1788.Farmington Historical Society Stephen Titcomb lived on the farm for 59 years."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… hall and the Odd Fellows Hall replaced the old school house. All of the past buildings in this location were further known as the French and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"However, this old church with its steeple that houses that old, melodious brass bell is still a beacon of hope to all who seek respite within its…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"The old West Peru School now houses a community center under the direction of the Friends of Peru Elementary School."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… don’t feel like that is a good price, but she is old and she has helped me in the past, so I’ll give her a break."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"old shoddy mill X Spinning Mill X Before bridges on the island, transportation was provided onto the island by a ferry."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… and Penobscot Indians, were members of the old Wabanaki Confederacy, the traditional adversaries of the Iroquois."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… Rumford Area Historical Society Histories of all old towns in Maine always contain references to devastating fires, which were the result of…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… constructed mages from historical documents, old postcards, and a presentation of the radio program."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"In November of 1997, Fernwood Grange moved to the Old Baptist Church in the East Village which was owned by the New Portland Historical Society."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"The passenger rail first went from Old Town to Lincoln, and was later expanded to Bangor. The rail was used by sports teams to go to out of town…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… Harold obtained some of the timbers from the old house and kept them in his barn on Orchard Street."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"In “Old Times of North Yarmouth, Maine”, Rev. Amasa Loring writes that the minister’s children “were trained to habits of industry and economy so as…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Eighteen-year-old Evelyn was daughter of Bion Moses Pike, owner of the Lubec Sardine Co., who had donated the land to the town for the Civil War…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… Maine State Legislature granted a charter to the Old Town Railway Company owned by Edward and Samule Smith and Rufus Dwinel in 1832."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… archive of historical material is kept in the Old Yellow School House & Museum on Sound Drive. Here, the records of island history are fully…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… did indeed patent Ear Muffs when he was 15 years old. And before too many years passed, Chester was producing earmuffs in a factory in West…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"So they ran to the nearest building, which was an old chicken house that was never cleaned out. Luckily they were in there because lightning had…"

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

"… sat around a table or out in the hall and sang old war songs, talked about war experiences, and swapped accounts of their deeds."