Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"… his ship to Crosby’s Long Wharf in Hampden for repairs. Having taken Castine on September 1, 1814, British ships set sail toward Hampden with the…"

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"Leave cleaning, restoration and repair to historic textile experts. Store it unfolded or preferably rolled in archival paper and box."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… twentieth century, the church was in very bad repair and was only used for services about once a year."

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

"Here, he was involved in jewelry sales, watch repair, optical work, and was a Ford dealer from 1910 to 1928 on Mechanic Street."

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

"… forced Scarborough to address the issue of road repair and maintenance at a town meeting. Twenty-two of the fifty-one articles to be voted on at…"

Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… buildings were connected by runways and underwent repairs, and hospital administrators designated them as pavilions named after the four…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… in DOT's records whether the bridge was ever repaired, or if the crossing remained without a bridge from 1926 until 1953."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… iron work for Sett’s Mills To mending a chain To repairing an ax for ship Sally To repairing a Marlin Spike, 2 augers, a crow bar To shoeing a…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… held a meeting and it was decided that the repairs needed for the school would be made immediately."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… estate for the building of school houses, and repairing the same in districts where they are situated, and the town then defined the districts by…"

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.

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"It needed painting, new gutters, roof repairs, basement windows and other miscellaneous repairs. The main entrance was moved from the front to the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"It was repaired and sold to Cash Clark and Clayton Atwood. Lester Henderson took charge of the novelty part which turned out candy sticks, heel stock…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… their own businesses, including shoe and harness repair. Summer residents began to buy their own property and built family homes, establishing a…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Leslie Adkins wagon shop was built to paint and repair wagons. Piscataquis Valley Country Club was incorporated."

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"Gateway Motors repaired cars for people. It helped our town in many ways. Works Cited Fellows, Dana. "Buck Motors." History of the Town of Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"… trying to fix something they wouldn’t be able to repair it because they wouldn’t have the tools. So, it would just have to stay broken until they…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… a need for more structures, trucks, a machine repair shop, employees and clam draggers. The factory was successful and ultimately employed…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Seashore Trolley Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Bridge repairs were made and weight restrictions kept it open for a time, but by 1922 the wire suspension bridge was replaced."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Co. were responsible for repairs and keeping batteries charged, so phone lines functioned properly. When calling the operator, one had to be patient…"

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

"… were often patched-together machines that were repaired enough to handle the shorter distances of island travel."