Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Ms. McDonald was distributing the weekly pay envelopes when, according to Mitchell, they had a short verbal altercation."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… as long as funds allowed, usually about eight weeks in spring and eight in winter -- four months in all."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"A axe would take about two full weeks to make while a hammer would take at least four days to a week to make."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Many customers visited the store throughout the week just to visit and talk. Outdoor clothing was one of its most popular areas, which included…"

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"… life today?” I go to the Methodist church every week, and I like learning about God. They have a choir there."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"Now, in 2010, we can receive and send mail any day of the week, except Sunday. Another way the postal service has changed is the price of the stamp."

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

"He was on call seven days a week: house calls were $5.00 and office visits were $3.00. In the early years of his practice, Dr."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… to build a stone wall 100 rods long in eight weeks for $100. With his earnings he bought a pair of oxen for $50 and sold them for $55."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… have two women who might accompany them to the weekly dances and weekly dance lessons. Martin was a participant, an instruction, and a "manager,"…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… a minimum of $2.00 and a maximum of $18.00 per week, depending on the job they did. The use of a switchboard operator came to an end in Lincoln on…"

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

"… the company was shipping two cars of product each week. The company also ran a starch factory from 1904 to 1909, when it was converted to the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… came they were shipping two cars of product each week. The company also ran a starch factory from 1904 though 1909."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"While in Bar Harbor, some went daily or weekly to Mass at St. Sylvia’s Church on Kebo Street. As reported in the Mount Desert Herald in 1882, Indians…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"… that the storm was going to last the rest of the week. But the thing is is that people were struggling to keep warm and find shelter where there…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… least eight days, some were without power for 2 weeks or more. When the Governor of Maine found out that almost all of Maine was without power…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… because loggers were not paid well (about $20 a week), and usually needed a secondary job.   The Last Kennebec Logdrive 1976 Log jams were…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"In 1846, in just three weeks, 2,000 elms and rock maple trees were planted throughout the village. A little over a century later, many of these trees…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"Our Team met weekly for “Monday Night Workshops” to engage partners and outline our site; scanning and uploading original photos, photographing…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"The books at first were 2 cents a book for a two week loan. Librarians made $25 per year. A year of change for the library took place in 1895, when…"

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

"… 100 gallons of clams to the Soldiers’ Home each week. During the canning process, tops were individually hand-soldered onto filled cans, and it’s…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"Weeks of Portland constructed a 40-by-20-foot addition to the library, a gift of Paul E. Merrill in memory of his parents, Wallace L. and Harriet C."

McArthur Public Library

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Cumberland Historical Society

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