Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… Six School, known as the Sprague School, was a small one having only a few scholars and was located in the West district."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"Lincoln was such a small town so that might add to the feeling of pride and being scared. Today the military technology is a lot different than it…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"The original factory was soon too small, large as it was, to accommodate a constantly growing business, and a great warehouse was built in 1902 with…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Bangor, a small town on a tidal river, was once famous as the Lumber Capital of the World. Resources Bangor History: the 1800’s."

Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Middle Street’s small frame and brick houses and buildings, the domed granite Merchants Exchange, and the Second Parish Church have long vanished…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"In other instances, images were acquired in larger groups, or as part of family papers, business records, or similar archival collections."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Most early fishing was done in wherries, small rowboats. Chebacco boats were larger, two-masted vessels."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Men and women built small farms along the fertile banks of the river, grew crops and raised livestock for themselves and to trade."

Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… constructed, new entrances were added, and the small side streets could no longer adequately handle the traffic."

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

"… challenge and opportunity in educating these small, mixed-level classes. High school students now have the option of taking the ferry to school…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"… and harvesting food for his community, and got a small education at the age of 13. At age 22 Thomas S."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"It was very small and consisted of about ten kids from the Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, and Chester areas."

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

"… Island, Northeast Harbor once had a thriving, if small, business center. Until the late-20th century, residents and visitors could shop for food…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… myself as a small boy moving along among so many busy people, all actively engaged in the pursuits and business interests of the time, farming…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"Nealy, and William E. Baxter, the rather small building only consisted of an operating room and a few rooms in which to keep and treat patients."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"And so that small cluster of houses started its transformation, too. Eventually the steamer added stops in Northeast and Seal Harbors."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… Harbor Library The Big Barn The Old Ell, a small 850 square foot structure, was configured with a single downstairs bathroom, eat in kitchen and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… would be added, as well as two rooms for small group testing, and new gym bleachers. A special feature was a new handicapped accessible classroom…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… three medium-sized sleeping tents, and one small tent. They made a flagpole, and raised the red, white and blue colors of their club, called the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… at sea and bring home necessities and a few small luxury items to his growing family. Meanwhile, his wife Emily, much of the time single-handedly…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"These rivers provided the opportunities for small mills to produce lumber and shingles, shovel handles, grains from the grist mills, cheese and…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Howard C. Blanchard built two small greenhouses in 1914, and later constructed two larger houses with 30,000 square feet of glass. The F.D."