Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"It is rumored that the horse Jackson Grattan was purchased for that reason – and at a grand price. Allegedly, the purchase price for Grattan was…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"In 1992, Pride Manufacturing’s purchase of the former Ethan Allen plant in Burnham foreshadowed its diminishing presence in our town."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… (owned by Warren Trafton and Allen Quimby) purchased 20 acres of land in Stockholm Plantation from the Burleighs."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… Society In 1902 the Standard Veneer Company purchased 20 acres of lots. By the time 1904 came they were shipping two cars of product each week."

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

"… the majority of the cost of the construction and purchase of their homes and businesses. Many lenders require adherence to standardized…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… came around, they would send out the ice to be purchased and put in ice boxes as a source of refrigeration until William Cullen would invent the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… Ice House closed at Sheppard's my father purchased the buildings and all the inventory. The ice there lasted three years."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He purchased land, subdivided it, and created a new neighborhood near his home and with it, came a street that still bears his name."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"of Kittery and business associates purchased property in 1716-7 around the falls, and Scots-Irish immigrants arrived in greater numbers throughout…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… Guilford Manufacturing Co., and in 1920 was purchased by Lloyd Cartwright, doing business as the Minto Toothpick and Specialty Company, a Saginaw…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"… 2009, discussing and updating progress, budget, purchases, and events. The meetings were frequently attended by MHS staff."

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… including people from the north so they could purchase a vehicle. It brought rivalry dealerships to the area, allowing the town to grow and have…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"… in 1895, when it was replenished with $200 to purchase books and remodel. Librarians also started to make $600 a year and the books no longer cost…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"Land for the airport was purchased from Lida Libby and George Eastman. The tract was slightly north of the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"… from the Young Adult Challenge were used to purchase furnishings and materials for the new space."

McArthur Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"In 1887, 30-year-old Clinton V. Starbird purchased the Starbird mill in Freeman from his father, Amos D. Starbird, who was moving to Florida."

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

"Along with purchases for food and household goods, loans were given to help out the needy; sometimes they even found work for the needy veterans."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"They could not, however, obtain the purchase of it until July 2, 1789, when Col. Holman “paid earnest toward it, for himself and others.” All were…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… of patients led Bishop Walsh to arrange the purchase of a large building on the corner of State and Deering streets from Richard Payson."

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"In some instances, images were donated or purchased on their own, or within a small grouping, without companion archival materials or museum objects."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"The first school bus was purchased that year. In 1952 at a special town meeting on December 26, Islesboro residents voted unanimously to accept “the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"That reverend purchased the Goodwin residence on Ballard Hill and moved into it, the building serving as the church rectory. The Catholic Church, St."