Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"A ball followed the concert and a large gathering of ladies in evening gowns and their escorts provided a scene of beauty to the audience seated in…"

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"As a boy he worked for Major John Quincy Adams Hawes, a retired Army surgeon who operated a pharmacy in downtown Hallowell."

McArthur Public Library

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Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"Stevens rose within seven years from office boy to become Fassett’s junior partner in 1880. That year the young architect opened a branch office of…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"Even thought they had other sports, the winter ones came out on the top. New Sweden Athletic Club patch, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"After graduating from Hallowell Academy, Jacob attended Bowdoin College. While at Bowdoin, he added the second T to the end of his name to avoid…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"Gridley Barrows served in the Pacific during World War II, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander in the navy."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"All of the boys in the family had that same tendency to the creative and the mechanical. Chester did indeed patent Ear Muffs when he was 15 years old."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"That was a sad day for us boys because you used to hitch your sleds to the ice wagons when they made the run up the hill empty, you know, after they…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Metalluk, son of a great chief and the last of the Cooask-aukes (dwellers-of-the-pines) and respected friend of the early settlers, showed them where…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Some of the most colorful stories surround Captain Melatiah K. Chase. In 1847, at age 23, when he was first mate on the Sarah E."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The residents could not hear the fine band. “So boys, hold in while the band is in action and then let your lungs proclaim how much you have enjoyed…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… the Piscataquis Community High School Pirates boys’ team won the Piscataquis County championship coached by Phil Clark."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Some of the schools were even labeled as unfit for children due to cold and harsh conditions. Bathrooms, or "privies," were found outside of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… in the form of a few paragraphs" Hometown Boys Win Tournament, Lincoln, 1938Lincoln Historical Society The history of the railroad in Lincoln…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"Their only child was a boy named Orrin Horton who was born on June 20, 1863 in Somerville, MA. Orrin grew up in Blue Hill and became a builder."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"The Rumford Freshmen boys’ basketball program was run by the fundamentally sound Harry New, and Junior Varsity coaches at time were John Tapley and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Waterman Company of Bangor, where boys of all ages were invited to compete in 100 yard dashes. On the Fourth of July, patrons were enticed with the…"

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

"The school would be started in August when the boys from World War I returned. Recreation in Stockholm Many people in Stockholm were looking for a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"When we get paid up again I shall want a pair. The weather is quite cold here, I was on picket last night and like to frose, although I had 2 Woolen…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"The boy on the right looks like he needs some cheering up. Over the years, the Agricultural Society has worked to help the Fair evolve and change, to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"a man or woman boy or girl may look back and sigh for some small relic hereby to enliven their memory perhaps in a distant county when even a person…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

""Tiger Returns Victorious as Hallowell Boys Take Prize for Best Uniforms." The Kennebec Journal [augusta] 1937. Laberge, Mike."

St. Croix Historical Society

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