Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Society & Museum Clam Harvesting Although the tools are simple (a metal rake, metal bucket and onion bags), clam digging is hard, backbreaking…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"X Artifacts such as arrowheads and stone tools have been unearthed over the years through farming, construction and natural erosion."

Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society

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Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Stockholm Historical Society

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Wilson Museum

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Acadian Archives

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… blowing nonstop till it ran out of steam and died away. Many of the workers just walked away from the hill, leaving tools and equipment behind."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maine Community Heritage Project

"… a gallery of student history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums; and much more."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Then came the Shelter Institute and Woodbutcher tools from 1991-1999 and the Bath Amusement Center from 1967-1971, and many people lived there as…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… drained in 2003, many treasures were found: old tools, items lost over the years by swimmers, even eels."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Resources

"Web. <http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=97965&an=1>. Small, H. W. A History of Swan's Island, Maine . 2001 ed."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Click to view Salt Marsh Tools Salt hay continued to be important to the people of Scarborough well into the 1800s, as it became a source of income…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… that generated the steam power for the quarry tools. The kids even got to get their hands dirty as they excavated for artifacts near where the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"All of these technological tools are essential for teachers and students on a daily basis. Discipline Olivia, grade 6 Scottow's Hill Rural…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… formal training and using regular carpenter’s tools is astonishing.” Litchfield retired as a station agent at Candia, New Hampshire in 1941 and…"

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

"… a big part of the school day and are an important tool in learning. Some classrooms even have SMART boards, interactive whiteboards that combine a…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"… the process remained traditional, and so did key tools and implements, some innovations were introduced."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"As time went on, the machines and tools were upgraded and the company expanded for about 10 years, then it burned down."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… including cider mills, axes, scythes, and other tools. Wood products including window sashes, caskets, shovel handles continued to be manufactured…"