Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"The sheepdog trials are still a major attraction known throughout the U.S. though there are not as many local shepherds as there used to be (just…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… by the State's teachers. The teachers of Franklin County passed a resolution at their convention in 1857, that said: Resolved : That the interests…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"On the map, the buildings on the property were an engine house and two other houses that were owned by J."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The clinic stayed in the station until 2000 when it moved to its present location on Congress Avenue."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"This statue was built by William Zorach. He has an international reputation, and a daughter named Dahlov Ipcar who is an artist that made the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"At first, the only way into the area was to travel through New Brunswick via the St. John River in Durham boats."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"The purpose of this railroad escapes reason – perhaps it was just for fun. A. H. Abbott finished the “mountain” of sand that Jacob had started on the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Weighing the big trout, Mill Site, 1891

"Participants went to St. Croix Lake then down the St. Croix Stream and the Aroostook River to Presque Isle, May 24-31, 1891."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel

"Eleven years later, in 1986, the Aroostook County Federal Savings and Loan Association purchased the land and built their own building on the site."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Proof is as close as a stroll along a local riverbank or lake shoreline and an observant eye. The earliest Paleoindian sites in northern Maine date…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"The Circuit Court of Common Pleas in the county where any relatives resided had the ability to assess and apportion sums for the support of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Later in the twentieth century, Presque Isle and the County relied on outside influences such as the military to aid in the continued growth of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"The primary transportation was by horse and wagon. Houlton and Fort Fairfield were the first to get rail service."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Fred Urquhart Farm, Presque Isle

"… Farm, Presque Isle Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description International Fertilizers promotional…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main Street, Presque Isle, ca. 1895

"… of photographs titled, "Art Work of Aroostook County, Maine," Chicago, 1895, v. 4. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"This station site used to be the Phair Hotel owned by James Phair. He sold the building and land to the B&A, who later tore down the home for the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"Many shirt collars all across the country were stiffened by Aroostook starch. Even as late as the 1950s farmers hauled potatoes to starch factories."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The financing of the AVR was done through the issuance of stocks and bonds, which were paid off in 1952."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"1900Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Percival Baxter and Katahdin, ca. 1962Baxter State Park Del worked for the State of Maine in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Free Baptist Church, Presque Isle, 1895

"source: "Art Work of Aroostook County, Maine," v. 8, W. H. Parish Publishing Co., Chicago, 1895. View additional information about this item on the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The 1860 Census showed North Yarmouth to have only 209 families; Cumberland’s count was 329. Many of these families depended on farming for their…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"John R Braden, Presque IslePresque Isle Historical Society The Mooseleuk Club, established in 1900, was a group of local business men, farmers, and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The financing of the AVR was done through the issuance of stocks and bonds, which were paid off in 1952."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"This would happen in Aroostook County because of the temperatures changing from cold to hot so drastically."