Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"With roofs caved in from the amount of ice buildup and yards filled with broken branches and trees felled by the amount of ice that had built up on…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98

"Ice has left us with an immense amount of tangled trees, but we came closer together happiness does unfreeze."

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Of 1937

"The cost of damage to the library was a very large amount. Contributors to this exhibit are Joe Rushlau, Liz Lone, and Alex Dumas"

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"… of apples, 175 bushels oats and barley, quite an amount of corn, beans, &c., also 1200 pounds pork and 500 pounds beef."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"Then they would multiply the amount of butter fat by the pounds of milk that could be made from that the farmers could determine how profitable they…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"Lastly, in 1865, 221 families were supported. The amount of Maine State bounty paid to volunteers, drafted men, substitutes, and all other recruits…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"There were large amounts of untouched woods in Western Maine, but the only way to effectively transport the harvested timber to southern markets was…"

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

"… Bruce Poliquin, pledged $35,000, provided equal amounts could be raised from the Town of Cumberland and the residents of Cumberland and North…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… be reimbursed for the Crown appropriating large amounts of timber for the Royal Navy, which he seemingly had no interest in helping with."

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

"… known as a ruthless debt collector and given the amount of legal records contained in the Kennebec Proprietors collection as well as his personal…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"Area land was purchased from the Natives for amounts of rum, and birch bark deeds were given the buyers. Mt."

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"The total amount of loss from the fire was $500,000. In 1924, the prison was rebuilt and donated by Percival P. Baxter, governor at the time."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"… field or digger break downs could hinder the amount of barrels filled. If conditions are good, though, some potato pickers could fill 100 or more…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Welcome

"… stories of our towns’ past while broadening the amount of material available on the World Wide Web. X We welcome your input."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"… effort the Maine Convention drew the largest amount of participants in the associations 17 year history."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… and more its success with treating an enormous amount of patients. The hospital was chartered by the Maine State Legislature in 1897."

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

"Considering the amount of stocks that had been sold they had enough money to complete the project. Winter Carnival arrivals, New Sweden, 1936New…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… private property, and industries and the damage amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars. Unfortunately schools, businesses, transportation…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… carriages and corn stored within were destroyed, amounting to a loss of about $9,000. It was suspected a discharged convict caused the fire."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"… have been a hearty welcome and an even heartier amount of merry-making. These festive events are probably one of the reasons so many islanders…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… issued order L-85 in March 1942 to regulate the amount of fabric used in garments. Prescribed economies prohibited details such as trouser pleats…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… and industries came to the Colony, and large amounts of wood products and potatoes were shipped off to new markets in the south."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"It was a way of transporting a large amount of logs to mills by floating them down rivers. Logs were also transported across lakes using booms."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"One newspaper article states, “Due to the amount of livestock, it takes a lot of grain to feed working teams of horses and oxen.” (Teams were not…"