Maine Memory Network

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Many Hampden women worked in the mill’s rag room. In 1840 another Hampden mill, the Norton Paper Mill, began operation using machinery to make paper…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"Women's Heritage Tour -- What started as a class project over 10 years ago in an undergraduate history course at University of Maine Farmington was…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"The stories of the women here highlight not only their contributions to Mercy, but also the ties that the hospital has to communities across the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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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."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… medical care and personal counseling to pregnant women who lacked a private physician or were unable to afford care anywhere else."

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

"In 1880 Hosea worked as a carpenter in Lynn, Massachusetts. He had applied for pension in 1865; then in 1900 his wife applied. Pvt. Abner H."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"Lumbermen from miles around worked to provide the raw materials. The wood products of Strong were shipped to markets all over the world."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… of Jessie Monohon and Linnie Stanley, two young women who worked at the laundry, deciding to dress up in some of the fancy dresses they were…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"She witnessed women giving birth in their homes or in “maternity hospitals.” She saw this as a perfect opportunity."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"Bennie F. Osgood bought the location. Women's and children’s clothes were added to the line. On April 28, 1960, Mr."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"… into a store that sold apparel for both men and women. It was well known for the place to buy the best “knickers” in town."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"With the men away fighting, women would take over work in the mills and raise the children alone. Economically, the Depression affected the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Although children worked hard, helping to feed the animals, bale the hay and weed the gardens, they were well-educated."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Many women were enlisted to do work in all departments of the mills and keep production rates up for needed war supplies."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… building had separate entrances for the men and women and a balcony in the back which opened into the church proper."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… to pay full credit to the memories of our men and women not now with us.” Guilford Town Hall, 1916 CentennialGuilford Historical Society…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"One-third of the employees were women.Farmington Historical Society Canning The railroad was one entity that had a large impact on the growth of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… Americans received the right vote in 1870 and women the right to vote in 1920, the United State government did not give this right to native people…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… in Readfield by a tremendous snowstorm and the women and children were forced to remain for four months until spring, while the men journeyed ahead…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Hundreds of young men and women from the city on the Penobscot left to serve their country in every corner of the globe."