Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The egg house had sawdust insulation in the walls and an ice bunk in the center. The wooden egg cases were kept cool, awaiting shipment to Boston…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"The Court House was used for the ladies reception and exhibition of foods, such as butter, cheese, maple sugar and fruits."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"Wiggin Nathaniel Harlow Elizabeth Blowers Mr. Spanford Singing School Plan of north end of Bangor"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"When it was time for kids to come in a teacher would stand in the doorway and ring a bell unless the school had a bell tower."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He built a beautiful Victorian house for his family. It stands today. He was active in town affairs and participated in a committee to research and…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… coal and gravel, packing the boiler room and dye house to a depth of three feet, and destroying dye tubs and other machinery with gravel and…"

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

"… had a hearing before Judge Barron at the Court House, Goodenow and Knowlton, Attorneys for petitions, Samuel Belcher and Hannibal Belcher, for the…"

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

"In the fall of 1870, settlers sided the houses with planks, hewed the logs flat on the inside and filled the chinks with moss to reduce draughts, and…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… as colorful as the players themselves; like the House of David team with all the players sporting long dark beards and uniforms, and the Colored…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Homes

"… 1968Hubbard Free Library Eliphalet Gilman House, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library Joshua Wingate House, Union…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… 3, pages 72-120 Annie Martin Snow death, dance school, Katahdin Charcoal Iron finances and closing, Martin fruit trees   Part 4, pages 121-end…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867

"… all the thing beautifull and convenient a mans house barn and gates should constitute three, well the fourth, his cellar the fifth his grounds the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… "Every available place on the bridges custom house wharves tops of store houses vessels boats rafts vessels masts were litterally jamed." The…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"He had served in the Maine House of Representatives and the U.S. House and Senate. Martin wrote under the illustration, "Hannibal Hamlin in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… bad name." He wrote that Liz and Clark rented a house and "In a short time the young men who cared but little about Character visited the house in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… now lay dormant and with trees growing or houses built in them, Farmington still has several working farms dotting the hillsides."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"There were school plays put on by the students and plays to benefit student activity funds (PIK- People Interested in Kids)."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"High school students now have the option of taking the ferry to school every day, although some choose to simply board on the mainland."

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

"The company also built a large boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row for their workers’ families, a stable and two barns."

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

"The company built a boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row Street for their workers' families, a stable and two barns."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"They were married at their own house where my grandmother still lives. My great grandmother Annie died December 13, 1983 at the age of 94."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"… Then and Now Bicycle ClubSkowhegan History House This movie was part of our heritage studies."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… of schools' office is at one of the schools, but the school board meetings are still held at City Hall."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"Raynes James Stratton Dr. Moses Adams Mary Adams Reed Harding Dr. Increase Sanger Hampden House Rufus Prince Clara Cary Mabelle Martin Ada Martin"