Maine Memory Network

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

"The Stockholm School has closed and now the children go to New Sweden School. Anderson's store is still open and it has become the place to catch up…"

Guilford, Maine - PEOPLE

"pulled $21 to make a school for the children living there in the small town of Guilford. This is the history of Robert Low in Guilford."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"… pages 65-83 John Martin seeks to insure that his children -- especially his sons -- understand the politics about which Martin is so consumed."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… Jacob Abbott." The Baldwin Online Literature Children's Project. 2000. Yesterday's Classics, LLC. Retrieved 3 Dec."

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"Two million school-age children each worked fifty to seventy hours a week. Some of the children’s parents could not take care of them, so they were…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"… At this time Thomas and Andrea Gilbert and their children Trey Gilbert and Ellie Patterson own Herring Brothers Meats."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"The 31 children learned mainly English, as did the adults who attended the weekly adult class. Dedication to the cause was his motivation to ski to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… neighborhoods, his inventions, fashions, his children, his interest in dance, and his friends, including those who went to California during the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"And the Normal School would be the catalyst for improved education in the public sector. Farmington is a proud community – proud of their downtown…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"Children used Swedish snowshoes which are also known as “skidor” (long and narrow skis). Children had to learn how to ski at a young age."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Betsey Titcomb and her children remained with the Norton’s for four months until the trails were clear enough for them to continue with their journey."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"He was the father of 10 children; two of those children, Gilbert and Alexander, were major contributors to Farmington in its early years."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin house floor plan, Bangor, 1864

"Martin and his wife, Clara Cary, bought a house at 130 Center Street in Bangor in 1854. Five of their six children were born there."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Several children from the community, under the direction of art teacher Mary Lightbody, drew and water-colored images of the old building."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… wife's illness   Part 9, pages 604-end Children and schools, making furniture, business slowdown, churches X   Alonzo Raynes…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"Sports High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the…"

Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders

"… a home for the friendless, neglected and vagrant children of the State." X The girls, ages seven through fifteen attended classes and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… this be doing in the soil? It must have been some children playing here years ago. As she kept digging, she uncovered more and more."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"… railroad, the first gunboat up the Penobscot, his children, himself, his house and gardens, chairs he built, fashions of various eras, numerous…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… park as it offered special sporting events for children, a huge fireworks display, and even catered meals."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… System of Free Trade Tyler Wasgatt Brick School House Mr. Teague Dancing School William Henry Harrison, Whigs Boman Holman singing school"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"The boat flipped over. Miss Mimi Kelley who was saved by Wyman Ramsdell is the last living of the three children who survived."

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… and a variety of separate maps, including pocket, wall, children's and manuscript. Visit the collection at http://www.davidrumsey.com/index.html"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… this swing in his yard "for the comport" of his children. Martin, an accountant, shopkeeper, architecture, gardening, and dance enthusiast, drew…"