Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… day, it is based in New Hampshire, keeping many cities' and towns' muster traditions going. Hallowell musters were probably sponsored or were…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… and then send them to sea to ship goods to other cities like Boston or New York City and return with goods from those who traded with them."

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"… Hallowell Celebrates It 250th Anniversary! The City began the celebration of the 250th anniversary of settling January 3, 2012."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… Salem, Thomaston, Boston, Portland, Washington City, New York, and New Bedford. What came into Hallowell were product such as cloth, wine, sugar…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… enforcement structure and created the position of City Marshal, a position that evolved over the years into our present Police Department."

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"… because it was a very important part of the city's history. Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston. A million tons of ice was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston. A million tons of ice was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… in an area about one mile up and shipped to big cities like Boston and New York. Sometime ice was shipped to Cuba and the West Indies."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… visitors now bring domestic servants from their city homes, preferring to rely on islanders as cooks, interior home workers and nursemaids for…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… last night a dispatch was received in this city for Mayor Bragg, announcing that the village of Lincoln was on fire and an engine was wanted from…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… as many pictures as I could of churches, and City Hall, and the Fire Station. I thought those would be fun to look back on."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… families sought to escape the summer heat of the cities. Bangor was already a summer destination, and adventurous families soon discovered Ryder’s…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"They were not in sterile buildings, but in buildings that were hard to clean and did not have appropriate antibacterial cleaning supplies."

Historic Hallowell - Cyclone Poems

"… is always the worst umbrellas fall Fixing the city Bring in a supply everyone helps clean up rebuild repair soon Cyclones, Storms, and Fixing the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… on reaching Bangor to behold such a large city with its vast fleet of vessels, steamers and cars, everything that my eyes beheld was a continual…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"The city was much worse. We moved- I forget which year. I guess in the fourth grade- We moved to the city and that was really eye-opening."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Police Department

"Hallowell Police Department Police, City Marshal and Officers, Hallowell, 1888Courtesy of Sumner A."

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… effort can be traced back to the founders of our City, to the generous patrons who funded our library, built our City Hall, started business…"

Historic Hallowell - Learn how you can help! Contact Us

"email info@historichallowell.org You can also leave a message at Hallowell City Hall at 207-623-4021 or at the Hubbard Free Library 207-622-6582."

Historic Hallowell - Joppa

"… business section and Loudon Hill is a part of the city known as Joppy or Joppa. The origin of this name is not known to present day historians but…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"ed. City of Hallowell, Maine. n.d. 13 Apr. 2011 <http:// hallowell.govoffice.com/>. City of Ellsworth History. 2011. Ellsworth City Hall. 27 Mar."

Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"… reason, early English settlers named it after the city of Bombay India, and the hook in the Kennebec River just below the point."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem

"Droplets became plastic wrap and encased the city, but the purpose was not to preserve. This woven web of flashing silver was deadly."