Maine Memory Network

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

"The altar in a Grange hall usually displays an open Bible, agricultural tools, and an American flag."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"Annual report. 1906. member, of the town. Annual report. 1907. Nason, Emma H. Old Hallowell on the Kennebec. n.d. 14 Apr."

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… lot of Main and Burton St., next is the Masonic Hall where the Town Offices are now located. The beautiful building on the right was the Litton…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… route and paid the mail carrier In 1894 this old mail route was discontinued and a steamboat company contracted to bring the mail daily from…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… reminded that a meeting will be held in the town Hall next Saturday afternoon, at 2 o’clock for the purpose of acting upon the question of…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"Surry's Old Town Hall, built around 1828, (and later moved to its present site on the Surry Road) houses its collections, including a detailed…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"The Odd Fellow’s Hall, which was the old theater, was built around 1887 and 1888. The Odd Fellow’s Hall burned in 1922."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"A new school was built in 1954, at the site of the current town office. Islanders have fond memories and horror stories of school life before and…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… road running through its center featuring a town hall, grange hall, two stores, churches, a blacksmith's shop, a schoolhouse, a boarding house and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Today, the old town hall is the home of the Islesboro Historical Society, established in 1964. Free Will Baptist Church, Islesboro, ca."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… fires occurred in 1939 when the old Grange Hall burned at the site of the present Grange Hall and then, of course, the Bar Harbor fires in 1947…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… of births, deaths and marriages held in the Town Hall vault. Phebe's Hymnal Zoom in on right page.Surry Historical Society Phebe’s second…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"Some of the old quarry pumps were in good condition, having been preserved over the decades by water, but deteriorated upon exposure to the air."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… quarry Swan's Island 3-5 grade class on an old quarry boilerSwan's Island Historical Society Kim Colbeth's 3-5 grade class visited Baird's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"Check out the exhibits below to see ways the students got involved: Old Buildings Exhibit Baird's Quarry Exhibit"

Surry Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"They brought in photos of Fritz doing the old "twist and kiss" stone cutting move. Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1950."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… about the island telephone system took place in the 1960s. As you will hear in the audio, the phone system was old fashioned even for the '60s."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"1920Swan's Island Historical Society Young and old loved to spend time at the beach. There would be dips in the very cold water, but much of the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… horse pulling, tractor pulling, an exhibition hall for crafts and food goods. There is a grand stand to watch the horse racing of trotters and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"And on this side was some old post office boxes. And you had your numbers, you know, to get your mail out."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"… passed away in 1922, when Andrew was 65 years old. A year later he married Cora E. Staples (1858-1942), widow of Frederick Stockbridge."

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… Hallowell Team 7th Grade Students 2011 - Hall-Dale Middle School – KIDS RSU2 Lisa Leahy – Historic Hallowell Web Master - ConnectME Authority -…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Many of the old ties have been broken as the generation that remembers "the old days" passes on. The island is not the same now as it was twenty…"