Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"… on they did not just have ski teams but hockey, boys and girls basketball, gymnastic and track teams."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"That was a sad day for us boys because you used to hitch your sleds to the ice wagons when they made the run up the hill empty, you know, after they…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"All of the boys in the family had that same tendency to the creative and the mechanical. Chester did indeed patent Ear Muffs when he was 15 years old."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… November 14th, 1803, Jacob was the oldest of five boys in his family, all of whom attended Hallowell Academy."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… school was built around 1875 and had a woodshed, boys and girls outhouse and an entryway. The Parsons School closed in June of 1943 and reverted to…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… shovel the streets.” On Tuesday 40 high school boys assisted 100 men. Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934 Lubec Historical Society Every street in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"Their only child was a boy named Orrin Horton who was born on June 20, 1863 in Somerville, MA. Orrin grew up in Blue Hill and became a builder."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"A young boy's indenturePrince Memorial Library Apprentices and Servants The Overseers were empowered to bind out, or place into apprenticeship, the…"

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"He knocked the boy out. Both parents and other students responded positively to this action. Surry Village School recess, Surry, ca."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… he assisted in running a school for war refugee boys from Great Britain and Europe. Gridley Barrows served in the Pacific during World War II…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"Stevens rose within seven years from office boy to become Fassett’s junior partner in 1880. That year the young architect opened a branch office of…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Centennial, by Lee Sanford, a former Guilford boy who had played in the President's band for a number of years."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… glee club, boasting around sixty members, and a boy's glee club, with fifteen. Thespian students could participate in one-act plays, and in the…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The older boys in almost every family went to sea as ordinary seamen and many of them died at sea. The heyday of American shipping was from 1815 to…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Two young boys aged 12 and 16 remained all of that winter alone in the small dwelling. They trapped and hunted in order to survive and were much…"

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

"followed with his family. The three Bennett boys also arrived about this time and during the summer were busy raising corn and wheat and helping with…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… summers in the region since Charles was a young boy. The place was important to him, and he wanted to share the experience with his classmates."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

""Tiger Returns Victorious as Hallowell Boys Take Prize for Best Uniforms." The Kennebec Journal [augusta] 1937. Laberge, Mike."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"That was a sad day for us boys because you used to hitch your sleds to the ice wagons when they made the run up the hill empty, you know, after they…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… pare of Boots before long A lot of the Belfast Boys are going to have them and I want you to find out what you can get A good pair on NO 8 or 9’s."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… the craft from their fathers, and many Blue Hill boys went to sea before they were out of their 'teens."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"This was the only course offered specifically for boys. In fact, the Academy was the first in Hancock County to allow girls to attend."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… in the form of a few paragraphs" Hometown Boys Win Tournament, Lincoln, 1938Lincoln Historical Society The history of the railroad in Lincoln…"