Maine Memory Network

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

"Twenty-two of the fifty-one articles to be voted on at the meeting concerned roads.(1) Roads in more populated areas had been tarred, but more rural…"

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…"

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

"… diary entry, Queenie commented on the Cappy being repaired. Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit? Footnotes 1.Maine Sunday Telegram…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… that the church will require a 1.8 million dollar repair for it to be functional. The intersection is now home to a large credit union chain…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"Odd Fellows Hall Odd Fellows Hall after repairs, Swan's Island, ca. 1985Swan's Island Historical Society The Independent Order of Odd Fellows…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"After the ice storm many people had to repair their homes due to damages. May jobs and stores that families worked and bought food didn’t get enough…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"Marion broke her hip beyond repair and lived in the corner room on the first floor which is now part of the seating area in the Tea Room."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"A wheelwright repairs broken carriage wheels. He was retired for three years until he enlisted into the Union army during the Civil War, which was…"

Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… keep the building in shape by painting it, making repairs, and keeping the grounds in shape. Our membership runs about 50 people, with two dozen or…"

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… which explains Almeda’s locater, South Lubec Road...the Lighthouse Road. The 1888-89 dates on this quilt indicate decades of technological progress…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He ran a bicycle shop – selling and repairing “wheels”. He sold Florida Boilers, a business that grew rapidly."

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…"

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."

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

"… of acting upon the question of accepting a road, or roads, laid out to the new depot grounds by the selectmen."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"If the road was not kept in good repair, the plantation was fined by the county, which added to the tax burden."

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…"

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…"

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…"

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…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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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.

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… how well do you think Hallowell recovered and repaired after the disaster? A: Well, I think they had started right away to try and clear the roads…"