Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"After graduation she attended Madawaska Training School and later Beals College where she excelled. She went into civil service in 1923 with the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The soldiers trained at Camp Washburn (named for Maine Gov. Israel Washburn), a temporary assembly and camp area in Portland’s East Deering, across…"

Fryeburg Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Prospective teachers could begin their training while they were still in high school. Mrs. Arlene Potter said she received 50¢ a week for doing the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca. 1915 Strong was a popular stop for "sports" traveling to and from the Rangeley Region on the Narrow…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Also the railroads offered scheduled special trains along with rare discounted rates. G.A.R. PicnicStrong Historical Society The second…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… should schedule a Funeral Director to meet the train in Rumford to pick up his body. Arrangements were made for John to be buried in the family…"

Maine Conservation Corps

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Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"Douglas’s office proved a good training ground for Coombs. However, the opportunity was short-lived, for Douglas moved his practice to Philadelphia…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"He was trained at Harvard, loved building and loved art. My sense is that as a designer he was deliberate, rational, and precise."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"Goodwin was military trained and was on at least one expedition to Norridgewock. He is listed on the John North map as surveyor."

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

"The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad began delivering mail. The train delivering mail got the mail to and from places quicker than foot or other terms…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Both early and modern times had doctors who were trained. Some doctors could be specialized, like the osteopathic doctor."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… lombard log hauler was used to carry logs in a train-like form. The lombard log hauler would carry forty thousand logs to one hundred thousand…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"After his training as a combat rifleman he was sent to the South Pacific and took part in four separate amphibious assaults on Japanese held islands."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… with a chemistry lab, a physics lab, and a manual training shop. At this time there were approximately 1200 students attending SAD #4 schools with…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"The steamboat is about the size of a train and it’s so crowded that you can’t move very much. Sometimes people push others and I am worried about…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… ship transportation in Yarmouth was essential, as trains hadn’t yet come to the interior. The Town Hall, Masonic Lodge, North Yarmouth Academy, the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"When railroad lines were established, in later years, villages grew where train depots were located."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca. 1915Strong Historical Society Return to Student Research Hunting…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"One day, when she was getting off the train, she caught her skirt and was dragged quite a distance. Her leg was seriously injured, and she endured a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Firefighters became better trained and more proficient, and equipment was modernized as funds became available."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Local rescue teams were trained to handle injuries that might occur from an invasion or bombing A look out station, with the code name Esther 74, was…"