Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… a lunch account to help keep track of your lunch purchases, which is around a dollar for any item. They still don'€™t have donuts though."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Colonel James Swan purchased “Burnt Coat Island” in 1786, three years after the district of Maine became a part of Massachusetts."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… It took eight years to quietly negotiate the purchase of lands surrounding the falls, upriver lands and the valley lands below the falls, totaling…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… we’ve seen regarding the state’s motives for purchasing the island and evicting the community. It contradicts the governor’s initial public…"

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

"… 2009 X Soon after the State of Maine purchased Malaga in 1911, they committed eight islanders to the Maine School for the Feeble Minded."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Purchases land in North Lubec 1795 • Cushing survey of North Lubec completed – lots assigned to settlers on payment of $5 1797 • Daniel Ramsdell…"

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

"… closing in 1898, the original Klondike plant was purchased by he Standard Sardine Company and fish was processed there for several years."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… unsuitable for farming, it was available for purchase by the first seasonal visitors from the Bangor area."

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

"… together to try and stop the consumption and purchasing of alcoholic beverages. They hosted rallies, gathered petitions, and took a number of other…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Bass purchased a great deal of adjacent farmland, and, upon his death in 1919, bequeathed a large amount of the land to the park with the agreement…"

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

"In 1931 the Town purchased their first fire truck, a 1931 Ford which is still running today. Turner House in Winter, Guilford, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… trade, which had been the prinicipal means for purchasing provisions was in enemy hands. Food was practically non-existent."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… starch factories and out-of-state buyers started purchasing them for human consumption. With this increased demand came more intense pressure for a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"At the time of purchase, the mill was equipped with a rotary, planer, lath, clapboard, and two shingle machines."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The Coburns purchased more than 400,000 acres of woodland cheaply from the state of Maine and by 1866 they employed more than 850 men to harvest 24…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… by supporting the local farmer's market and purchasing local food and goods. References Butler, Ben and Natalie."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… two of the sisters came back to Farmington and purchased the old Norton homestead on Holley Road."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Many of these people have purchased second homes here, established businesses, or become residents of the town."