Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… initial seasonal stations established in the 17th century by fishermen and fur traders were supplanted by more stable farming settlements."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Skowhegan History House

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… ideals and standards of young graduates of that century. Village School, cr. 1905 Click for Slideshow In 1900 it became necessary to…"

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

"After the start of the 20th century, students had less pressure to support the family farm, and education became more important."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"At the turn of the 20th century, Postmaster Nelson Walker was also the town’s undertaker. At that time, licensing and embalming were not required…"

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

"… but changes in the first decade of the 21st Century reflect the optimism of its residents. The Strong Elementary School was chosen as one of three…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… same now as it was twenty years ago, let alone a century ago, and many worry what changes the future will bring."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Other 20th century Rumford artists are Oscar and Laura Legere, Robert Soucy, and Christine Wing, an art teacher at the Rumford/Mountain Valley High…"

Westport Island History Committee

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… a popular activity starting in the mid nineteenth century. Ellen Gruber Garvey wrote in her book Writing with Scissors that scrapbook creators were…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… its founding order began in the early nineteenth century. Like the hospital which bears their name, the Sisters of Mercy made it their mission to…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… textbook that might surprise twenty-first century readers. Some of the state of the art drugs prescribed for assorted conditions included…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… push for separation was made at the end of the century. During the winter of 1797, residents from across Maine sent petitions to the General Court…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"In the late 19th Century the leisure class made remote, rustic Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada fashionable."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"During the mid-20th century from about 1941-1953, the Old Ell became a permanent home for Mame as well summer living quarters for her brother Richard…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"1900 In the 19th and early 20th centuries, steamship was the preferred means of travel to Mount Desert Island.Mount Desert Island Historical Society…"

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

"Until the late-20th century, residents and visitors could shop for food and other supplies, fill a prescription at the pharmacy, watch a film at the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… Library The Flood of April 1, 1987 occurred one century after one of the worst floods recorded in history."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"At the commencement of the 19th century, the first settlers were limited in books, and it is surprising that so many grew up learning to read and…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… 3, 1906, and stayed well on through the twentieth century as a major landmark in Guilford. It was a small hotel and contained three small…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Historical Society In the early part of the 20th century, Guilford was home to the largest fair in Piscatquis County."

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

"… Society & Museum During the 17th and 18th centuries discipline was much different than nowadays."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Sweetser, Phyllis Sturdivant. Cumberland, Maine in four centuries. Cumberland, Maine: Town of Cumberland, 1976. Text by Thomas C. Bennett"