Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… 1884Maine Historical Society Shipbuilding Seafaring enterprises played a major role in Surry's economy during the nineteenth century."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"1910Swan's Island Historical Society What is life like on a Maine island? What sort of person chooses to place six miles of water between themselves…"

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

"Print. Thorndike, Virginia. Islanders Real Life on the Maine Islands . Downeast Pub., 2005. Print. http://www.seacoastmission.org Many thanks to our…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"… the story she tells in this audio is about her life growing up on Swan’s Island. Try as they might the business could not be sustained."

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

"… have fond memories and horror stories of school life before and after consolidation. Island teachers, like many small-town teachers of the time…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… homemakers as a symbol of a bygone era, “The Way Life Should Be.” Governor Bodwell Steamboat, Swan's Island, ca."

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

"… the last remaining elements of separate village life. Combined with the single school, single store, and ease of travel, the post office…"

Penobscot Marine Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"… which you could say were more oriented toward the seafaring life. These early settlers in Downeast Maine were proficient navigators; they had to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… class contributed the exhibit on Shipbuilding and Seafaring in Blue Hill. Students from Mr. Cole's and Ms."

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… of Maine: Three Centuries of Shipbuilding and Seafaring, 1948. Shain, C., Shain, S. The Maine Reader: the Down East Experience 1614 to the Present…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… South of the present wharf, smelling of all tarry seafaring things…” Kimball’s story sold hardware, dry goods, flour, marine supplies and sundries."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Shipbuilding and Seafaring . Shipyards were established on the sloping shores conveniently adjacent to the sawmills."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… to be made into a museum dedicated to honoring seafaring men from Islesboro. The Sailors’ Memorial Museum is still in existence, welcoming both…"