Maine Memory Network

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

"… indenture was finished could be returned to the master, and a complaint from a master could result in the Circuit Court of Common Pleas discharging…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"This school master taught alternately ¼ of the time at Black Point and then at Dunstan. In 1735 the town hired another school master, Robert Bailey."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"He was a master mechanic who built his own airplane, and he also worked for a Mr. Jones who owned an airplane hanger in Old Orchard Beach."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"She presently is returning to academia to begin a masters degree in museum work. Bev McAloon is a year-round island resident."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"Davis. When completed, the bridge will be about 2,200 feet in length. At this rate the work is now progressing, it will be finished and the cars…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"There were sea captains (Master Mariners) in the Coggins (four generations), Treworgy, Clark, Haskell and Torrey families."

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… School – RSU2 Lisa Leahy – Historic Hallowell Web Master - ConnectME Authority - State of Maine Gerry Mahoney – Author, historian, retired FBI…"

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

"One by one, the post masters who had run offices out of their homes retired, and a single post office now serves the entire island."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Some of the vessels built in Blue Hill during the first half of the nineteenth century were three-masted barks and full-rigged ships but most were…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"The following year, the Nylander Museum was dedicated to Olof in Caribou, Maine. He directed this museum until he died on July 29, 1943 in Caribou."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"Anthony Coombs Raymond was the master builder for the Universalist Church. He also designed the Winter Street Church on Washington Street in Bath…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"O Kyes, with John Dyer serving as First Master. The Pomona Grange provides the leadership for educational, legislative, and business interests of the…"

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… the library was a disaster I feel bad for its old master With the wall opened big The librarian did a little jig The work crews ran like bats out…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"… when Agry was only eighteen, he was the master of his own vessel. For more that forty years, Agry sailed from Boston to England, France, and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Arthur Gilman designed the church in the style of Gothic Revival, as stated by the Sagadahoc Preservation Architectural Surveys."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"John Crosby was named “vendue-master” to accept bids and sell to anyone as many pews “as he shall please.” Crosby purchased seven pews."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Pike as Master of Ceremonies. Eleanor Roosevelt attended the dedication, two days after her 78th birthday, but weak from recent hospitalization."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"… 1865Hubbard Free Library Ebenezer Pierce, a master shipwright, came from the New Bedford area and built ships for New Bedford and Nantucket…"

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

"Perhaps labels for the company’s plants in Lubec will be found. These labels present some history that it takes a bit to decipher."

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"The ships also needed sails so that they could move. As they progressed in technology, the ships relied more on oil and an engine than wind power."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"The Governor, accompanied by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, both of whom were Masons, assumed the chair."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835

"… of his activities as a dance student and dance master for his wife and children, so they would know more about his life and activities."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"They would build ships on the Kennebec River and then send them to sea to ship goods to other cities like Boston or New York City and return with…"

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

"Store Flyer, Islesboro, ca. 1890Islesboro Historical Society The influx of summer population made it possible for many other businesses to flourish."