Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The children would hunt sea birds and spear crabs and lobsters. The men went deep sea spearing for (Passamaquoddy) porpoises and seals."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… location of the Spear shipyard, started by David Spear and carried on by his son David Spear Jr. until 1869."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… they used to make beautifully crafted “fluted” spear points. Despite the evidence of early Paleoindians in the Munsungan Lake area, the physical…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… the passage of fish, rendering them easy to spear or catch. Wabanakis did not build this weir due to fishing restrictions imposed upon them, but…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"Spearing Furniture later became the location of Crockett's Bakery and Koritsky's Clothing Store in the 1950s. To the left is Elm Street businesses."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… Beginnings Glooskap and Keanke spearing the whale, 1884Maine Historical Society The human history of Mount Desert Island began thousands of…"

Skowhegan History House

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John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… several people, including Susan Gassett, Kyle Spear, and Nancy Sosman, along with staff members of the two organizations, have worked with the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… Newspaper Franklin Chronicle Newspaper Conversations with Roger Spear supported by Newspaper Articles Nancy Porter, Researcher & Page Creator"

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

"Spear of the West Village, the next was Millay's Orchestra, which played for the dedication of the new hall."