Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Abenakis.” (The Sandy River & Its Valley, Vincent York) Although the early Indian settlements were largely uninhabited by the time the first white…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"An Engineers Recollections. New York : McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., c1936 Webster, Natalie; Manager, Media Relations, American Society of Civil…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Because of the warm winter, Massachusetts and New York had to buy their ice from Maine. The ice cutting industries in Hallowell Maine were used to…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… the Socialist Workers Party headquarters in New York City dated March 13,1895 to Protasio Neri showed him to be involved in organizing the workers…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"He became a member of the New York assembly and then was elected to the United States Senate, resigning in 1796 to become United States Minister to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Snow went on to work in education Chicago and New York before she died in New York on March 21, 1924. She was 65 years old and is buried in Bangor."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"After the death of his wife, Jacob moved to New York and his brother, Samuel P Abbott took over Little Blue, and opened it as a school for boys in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"The demand for Maine potatoes and starch changed the economy from the pioneering days when farmers sold locally to lumbermen to a supplier of starch…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"… Carl Stinchfield, Janice Pike, Steve Pinkham, Joy York, June Flagg, Valerie Tucker, Jami Badershall, Delena Sargent, Larissa Vigue Picard, Rachel…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… to some of the wealthiest families in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and St. Louis. These families put up summer “cottages,” mansions that rivaled…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"In a letter written by Clementine to Mrs. York and donated to the Farmington Historical Society by Ellen Greer, Clementine shares her thoughts on…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… became a subsidiary of Desco Company in New York. In 1964, a night shift was added from 5pm to 10pm."

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… packages to the Colored Seaman’s Home in New York and placed the following in its Annual Report: Thus we may have the satisfaction of feeling that…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… time it hit land was on Long Island, and New York. It hit Long Island directly as a category 2 hurricane."

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… as a structural and bridge engineer in New York. George M. Coombs’s thirty-seven-year career as an architect ended with his death in 1909 at the…"

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

"They were transported to and used mostly in Boston and New York City. While the quarry was functioning, boarding houses sprang up on the island to…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Acts from Boston and New York were presented and included magicians, dancers, singers, musical vaudeville, acrobats and aerialists, slapstick comedy…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… 1870, the winter weather in Massachusetts and New York was warm, so they bought their ice from Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… 1870, the winter weather in Massachusetts and New York was warm, so they bought their ice from Maine."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… group of actors, directors and producers from New York City pulled together a repertory theater and acting school in an old farmhouse and barn on…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"After the death of his wife, Jacob moved to New York and his brother, Samuel P Abbott took over Little Blue, and opened it as a school for boys in…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… American Railroad, which was intended to link New York with Canada and, via ships, to Europe. It would be the final step in the transcontinental…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"Shaw William D. McLaughlin Henry Garland New York Hippodrome Crystal Palace, London 1853 railroad accident, Chicago 1849 Bangor accident Soldiers…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 91-132

"… Hall that he began in Part 1, introduces New York dancer and teacher L. DeGarmo Brookes, comments on card playing, provides a program of an 1874…"