Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"… cream when they had enough snow for the ice cream makers. Russell (son at left) and Judson Smith were making ice cream, circa 1942."

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

"In May of 1776, Betsy Ross, often known as the maker of the American Flag, reported that she had sewed the first American Flag."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"The fur trader and map maker David Thompson (1770-1857), famous today for his trans-continental journeys and voyage down the Columbia River to the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"Blacksmith shops, ships’ chandlers, block makers and sawmills lined the south side of Water Street, while the north side was lined with houses of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"John Tucker was a local brick maker, and Captain William Patten was part of the important, ship building Patten family."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Hoop makers were needed to produce hoops to be sewn to the sails so they would easily slide up and down masts."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… that were good for building masts, so the map makers did not want the French to find these trees if they needed masts during wartime."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"He was a cooper, a maker of barrels, and the sheltered harbor near the head of Somes Sound offered running water and plenty of hardwood."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… of Thomas Johnson, an experienced butter maker. F.F. Caswell was the general manager. Later Carl Walker became plant manager."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… the Stewarts were also talented furniture makers and “joiners” [carpenters]. They brought that talent to the Sandy River Valley when they migrated…"

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

"He also worked for a ship chandlery for about seven years, by which time, in his own words, he was "no doubt ..."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"& B.F. Bartlett Saw Mill G. Cross Boot & Shoe Maker S.H. Webb “ “ “ “ D.S. Bennett Blacksmith Samuel F."