Maine Memory Network

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

"In some of the coldest winters, the Sunbeam was the islander’s only option for reaching the mainland over icy waters."

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

"This has been a challenging shift to make for some of the island residents who were accustomed to recognizing the faces and names of those they met…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Some volunteered for a few hours at a time; others more frequently, while some lived at the House of Mercy on Baggot Street, Dublin."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… Light Mercy Hospital Medical texts used by some of the early students remind the modern reader how medicine has changed over the years."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Some of the steps in the process of canning are shown. The effort to form a cartel to control what its organizers thought what might be controlled is…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… particularly during winter months prompted some local entrepreneurs to launch business ventures, which were helpful for survival and personal…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… first telegraph lines in Lincoln were installed some time in the 1850s, after the Maine Telegraph Company was founded in 1848."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Some of the earliest settlers here were three sons of the prominent Reverend Nicholas Loring, second pastor of the “Church Under the Ledge” near the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Knight returned to his land with some workers, or two of his sons, burned some of the felled trees in preparation of a garden, and used others to…"

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

"Examples of some of the first log structures can still be found, though the logs may be hidden by more modern materials."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… and mid-island, with the extended Pray, Somes, Richardson, and Higgins clans, and Tremont with its Reeds, Goodwins, Lawsons, and Murphys, are two…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… to have a more homogeneous appearance? Or, will some people in our communities still have enough time and interest to make the physical and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"There still exist some Savage gravestones on the West side of Harbor Brook at the Gorianksi property, 153 Peabody Drive."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Some mentioned the fee in their ads; others did not. Joe Mell’s 1883 Mount Desert Herald ad read: “Fall hunting in Maine."

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

"However, some new businesses opened including a Ford dealership at the corner of Neighborhood and Rock End Roads."

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… our efforts may be crowned by the preparation of some of those whose “home is on the deep” for that New Heaven and New Earth where there shall be…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"Some of the places that Hallowell shipped to were: Newburyport, Salem, Thomaston, Boston, Portland, Washington City, New York, and New Bedford."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"In the crew there were two choppers, some to tend to the sled and horses (called a teamster), and someone to help unload at the landing (called a…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"Some of the tools and implements are in Lubec Landmarks collections. However, two, for interesting reasons, are not."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Marion Sanborn

"And you know like some would be so cross at you for doing something stupid like that and he wasn’t at all."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"… Heights, where the fugitive reportedly worked for some days. Concurrently, James Sagurs realized the disappearance of his slave on the Susan and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… the river, a post office, a few traders and some unpainted houses scattered about, although the surrounding area was still heavily forested."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Introduction Bangor has produced some of the world’s most famous people, whether they be actors, singers, soldiers, authors, or even teachers."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"… sawed 4 foot bolt wood, mostly white birch and some maple. They used different types of wood for custom orders."