Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Together, Solomon and Grindell leased the building and they turned it into a store that sold apparel for both men and women."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"The men that filled the room; the homeless, the jobless, the unfortunate, crowded around the stranger, filled with hope and curiosity."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… 1897 and February, 1898 approximately one hundred men were employed in the conversion of the grist mill to a gold extraction factory."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"… the traditional herring horse that required two men to lift. Jacob Pike’s photograph of many of them outdoors on the wharf on a rainy day is…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"It was now up to 25 men. When 1954 came, the town had built a two-bay fire station. It was also shared with the town office."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… could be boats, large or small, which could carry men and provisions from one shore to the other. When Mexico celebrated its 150th birthday, E."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"In total, Islesboro paid out for bounty $23,097 and furnished seventy-five men. Seaside Hotel Commemorative Plate, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Historical Society "The mission of the men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country...as soon as…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"Three men rowed out to the Thomas and were able to get a line onto the ship and safely rescue the crew."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"At the time, only men were allowed to vote. Women were prohibited by the government to vote until the 20th century."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… that needed more power than could be supplied by men or animals. In Guilford’s case there were the Piscataquis River, Salmon Stream, and a small…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… According to Alan Taylor, in Liberty Men and Great Proprietors (p.68), their initiatives on behalf of their newly adopted country sometimes…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"The Second Maine Regiment, consisting of men from Bangor and the nearby region left Bangor on May 14th, just one month after Lincoln's call for…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"There were men and some women of all sizes! Some were only 3 feet tall and some were over 7 feet tall! The manager introduced us."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"In 1676 Mogg Heigon and his men led an unsuccessful attack on the Black Point garrison. Mogg suggested to Jocelyn that the settlers in the garrison…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… and Philip Haigis arrived in Scarborough as young men and immersed themselves in the life and business affairs of their new home."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"Haigis and several men, some of whom were fellow members of the Lions Club, raised funds to convert an old bread truck into an ambulance."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Manpower became a premium, as able bodied men were either drafted or enlisted in the armed forces. Many women were enlisted to do work in all…"

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

"Quite a crowd of men, women and children collected on the brow of the hill near the residence of H. B. Stoyell, Esq."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Jeremiah Fowler employed 125 men. Operated by tidal power; later by steam 1850 • Census – population 3,000 • Three post offices – Lubec, W. Lubec, N."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… the cans for leaks, all work carried out by men. These steps are described by Hall in his report of 1896 (pp."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… to bankers, industrialists, and railroad men. The Boston Symphony was playing regularly by the Bar Harbor Club pool, and traveling theater…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… events of the Civil War called away so many young men that the school once again declined and did not regain the prosperity that it had once so…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Men and heavy equipment arrived about 9:00 A.M. one morning; and by 4:00 P.M. the same day, the station was moved to the Pine Point side of the…"