Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Mothers with children would come and visit Maine while the father would stay at home working. The father would take a train on Friday evening and…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"It was all men, so those women and children would have to step up and do extra chores and duties to get by."

Bangor Public Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"In some cases, parents brought their children to school – some traveled a substantial distance. By 1900, children who lived on farms might be boarded…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"The 31 children learned mainly English, as did the adults who attended the weekly adult class. Dedication to the cause was his motivation to ski to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"and Emily Savage who had eight children of their own. In early years from approximately 1855-1869, A.C., at times alongside his father John II, made…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Men frequently died at sea, and often children did not survive to adulthood. This kind of hardship bred a kind of interdependence often seen on…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… Miss Peabody as governess for his family’s children. She joined the local Blue Stocking Club but found it to be more social than literary."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… Richardson and Carrie Johnson raised four children: W.H. Johnson, Lotta M. Johnson, Carrie E. Johnson, and Lillie Johnson."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… and thither conducted in triumph their wives and children." (A History of Farmington Maine 1776-1885, Francis Gould Butler) In southern Franklin…"

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

"David and Mary Hutchins had eleven children. He died at the homestead in 1822 at the age of 78. He was buried in a graveyard on his farm."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… park as it offered special sporting events for children, a huge fireworks display, and even catered meals."

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

"Eastern Maine General Hospital Children's WardEastern Maine Medical Center But many people had predicted that the hospital would eventually get more…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"Give my love to the children and Grandfather and Grandmother. I shall answer all letters as fast as possible while we remain here."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… In the summer of 1924, parents encouraged their children to get together and put on the Gilbert and Sullivan play H.M.S Pinafore."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… virtue, morality, and intelligence, that their children might not be brought up like unto the heathen." And thus, Blue Hill Academy was…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"… to other states or countries and won’t see your children. Jonathan Clay, Jr. was in the American Civil War."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"This impacted my future because, my children, nieces and nephews, and grandkids will be able to be free in the years to come."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"… to Solomon’s Store?” When the fall comes, the children save up their money from the summer and they go to the Solomon’s Store to buy new school…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"Eleven of their twelve children died before reaching middle age. Dr. Robert Southgate, ca. 1830Scarborough Historical Society & Museum One of…"

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… of a modern educational program for all the children of the community. In 1969 Strong joined several other area towns in a high school…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Ezekiel and Eunice Hitchcock Porter had many children: Thurza, Jeremy, Eunice, Alexander, Elias, Augusta, Ezekiel, Sarah, and Catherine. Mr."