Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"Skowhegan Then and Now   Our movie on Skowhegan Then and Now Bicycle ClubSkowhegan History House This movie was part of our heritage…"

Skowhegan Community History - Exhibits

"Exhibits Our Town Skowhegan, Maine X Students at the Skowhegan Middle School have been exploring local history topics for the past eight years."

Skowhegan Community History - Contact Us

"Contact Us Laura Richter Skowhegan Area Middle School lrichter@msad54.org 207-474-3339 http://www.msad54.org/sams"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… Island has been a good, solid representation of Skowhegan, Maine. There has been growth on the island throughout generations."

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"Early Settlement in Skowhegan Weston gravestone X Oldest cemetary in town X Samuel Weston home X By Jordan Everett The year was 1771…"

Skowhegan Community History - Lakewood Theater

"… X In 1895, the Somerset Traction Company of Skowhegan created a small amusement park on the little lake called Lake Wesserunsett in Lakewood…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch" Thousands of years before the first white men discovered the area, the Kennebec was a throughfare for traveling bands…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The Coburns purchased more than 400,000 acres of woodland cheaply from the state of Maine and by 1866 they employed more than 850 men to harvest 24…"

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… helped her set up a meeting with staff from the Skowhegan History House to discuss historical resources in Skowhegan and to brainstorm ideas for…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"Skowhegan GrangeSkowhegan History House Maine lost many of its people at the turn of the century and there were 5,000 fewer farms in Maine in 1900…"

Skowhegan Community History - Sister Communities

"The work produced by Skowhegan, and its sister communities in the project (Mt. Desert Island and New Sweden) laid a foundation that allowed MHS to…"

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… Theological Institution offering Bloomfield, now Skowhegan, as the site of a new college they intended to build."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area John Gray, Fryeburg, ca. 1980Fryeburg Historical Society by Dana Bulba The Abenaki Native…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… that he couldn't, he made them press on to the Skowhegan Falls, which, according to the men, was "made by the devil for the torturing of racked…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Firefighter, Skowhegan, ca. 1860Maine Historical Society During the nineteenth century, membership in a local fire company was a matter of pride…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Resources used for research include: Salt II River Driving In Maine , Tall Trees Tough Men by R. Pike, From Stump to Ship (video), The Upper Kennebec…"

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"Similarly, a fireman from Skowhegan and John Chase of Unity are seated in front of folk art backdrops painted in maritime themes."

Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Skowhegan History House

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project

"Desert Island) laid a foundation that allowed MHS to then develop the Maine Community Heritage Project, a program funded by the Institute of Museum…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"Warden Joel Miller House, Main Street, Thomaston, Maine c 1870Thomaston Historical Society Joel Miller, who was also a Senator and later Judge of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… were chosen--Mount Desert Island, New Sweden, Skowhegan--to develop a community history committee made up of representatives from local schools…"

Margaret Chase Smith Library

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

"… reason chose not to settle in Bloomfield, (now Skowhegan) Maine, but chose to venture further up river."