Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"This peninsula of slightly higher land, where much of today’s downtown sits, was approachable from the southwest through a narrow neck in the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… and of money itself as well as the 1830s craze of land speculation all affected Bangor and John Martin -- and all appear within the pages of his…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"They held auctions, catered, had food sales, sold lunches at the mills, had booths at the county fair, and sold chances on quilts and other donated…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… depot on Knox Street for shipment to various sales outlets. Railroad Depot, Thomaston, Maine c 1871Thomaston Historical Society Other…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"Once the timber was cut and the house and barn built, was there anything of value left? The economy of early non-native settlers was built on the…"

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

"It took two more years for the structure to be completed. The completed building was about 50 feet in width, and about the same length, exclusive of…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… magnificent display of historic and other not-for-sale creations, along with many new designs which can be purchased."

Colby College Special Collections

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Many of those early pew owners were some of the earliest settlers in town.Farmington Historical Society The early settlers desired higher education…"