Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Men frequently died at sea, and often children did not survive to adulthood. This kind of hardship bred a kind of interdependence often seen on…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… Richardson and Carrie Johnson raised four children: W.H. Johnson, Lotta M. Johnson, Carrie E. Johnson, and Lillie Johnson."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"… to Solomon’s Store?” When the fall comes, the children save up their money from the summer and they go to the Solomon’s Store to buy new school…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… of a modern educational program for all the children of the community. In 1969 Strong joined several other area towns in a high school…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Ezekiel and Eunice Hitchcock Porter had many children: Thurza, Jeremy, Eunice, Alexander, Elias, Augusta, Ezekiel, Sarah, and Catherine. Mr."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Area children were served by one school in the Sprague District. Lime Kiln Wharf, Islesboro, ca."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… in Gray on January 26, 1840, the third of six children and the second son born to Nathaniel Sawtelle Lawrence and Mary Ann Harris Lawrence."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… virtue, morality, and intelligence, that their children might not be brought up like unto the heathen." And thus, Blue Hill Academy was…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"In some cases, parents brought their children to school – some traveled a substantial distance. By 1900, children who lived on farms might be boarded…"

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

"Quite a crowd of men, women and children collected on the brow of the hill near the residence of H. B. Stoyell, Esq."

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

"… cooks, interior home workers and nursemaids for children. F.S. Pendleton and Company Store, interior, Islesboro, ca."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Several children from the community, under the direction of art teacher Mary Lightbody, drew and water-colored images of the old building."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"It was said that some children gained free admission by hiding out in the bushes there and then blending in with the crowd entering the Park."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… reindeer, an Eskimo family, arts and crafts from children around the world, youth representing Youth for Christ International, and a Yule Log pit."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"Before I was 25 I had had 5 children. How did you get your clothing? My mother made the majority of our clothing."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… married Rebecca King with whom he had some of his children. He then went to Orrington, Maine with four of his sons but Asa Woodbury (one of his…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… and thither conducted in triumph their wives and children." (A History of Farmington Maine 1776-1885, Francis Gould Butler) In southern Franklin…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… small transitional housing program for women and children in various states of need, geared towards living addition free."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Mary Snow was never married, and she never had children. Mary Snow was famous for being the first woman school superintendent in Maine."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Bangor Children's Home was dedicated in 1869 and the Bangor Art Association established in 1875."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Davis and was a farmer with two children when he enlisted. Isaiah gave up his horse in the heat of battle to his commander, so the Confederates would…"