Maine Memory Network

South Portland Historical Society

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Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

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United Society of Shakers

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Davistown Museum

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Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"This saw mill remained in operation until before World War II. Over the years it produced lumber, barrel staves, and fish boxes."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… place became known as the Gregory Inn and was operated as a hotel by the Sweeney family. The buildings and land surrounding it remains much the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… was mainly a farming community with Curtis Howe operating the first general store. There was a fording place on the Swift River between Mexico and…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"… a room surgically clean; preparing a patient for operation, even for abdominal surgery; administering ether anesthesia by drop method; giving…"

Frye Island Historical Society

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Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… former assistant, Albert Winslow Cobb, Stevens operated a closely knit family office until his death in 1940."

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

"These businesses existed largely to supply food and transportation to the Asticou Inn’s summer guests. The livery stable operation was short-lived…"

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

"… the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad began operations in 1842, people walked, rode horseback or traveled by boat or stagecoach."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… the center village and built a mill that was in operation for several decades. Haying c. 1910Farmington Historical Society During the 1780’s…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Normal operations called for a train to make one round trip per day between Presque Isle and Caribou."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"He successfully operated two drugstores, and had been a high-ranking medical student from the University of Massachusetts before establishing his…"

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

"… held the rail to the ties.) The railroad operated six locomotives, two carriages for passengers, a baggage car, and a number of freight cars."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"Savage (1903-1979) who owned and operated the Asticou Inn properties between 1922-1963, the Old House, like many New England farm houses of the era…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"Aghast at the prospect of a logging operation along the main road into Asticou and Northeast Harbor, Charles travelled to New York City in the night…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… for the theatre the entire time it was in operation. Her playing was so popular that she was often asked to perform at private dinner parties."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… powered trucks were used until the ice harvesting operation closed down around 1950. Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… powered trucks were used until the ice harvesting operation closed down around 1950. Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"One last thing is that it took four men to operate this machine: an engineer, firman, steersman, and conductor. Another tool was the Peavy stick."