Maine Memory Network

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

"The language and customs of three countries—Sweden, France and England—were subsequently all absorbed into the community."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… town with languages and customs of three countries: Sweden, France, and England. The growth of the mills brought the French and the English into…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… be one of the best structures of the kind in this country. Much credit is due to Mr. Davis for the substantial and workmanlike manner in which…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… to find work in factories in cities across the country. The farmers who did stay in Maine were able to make the best of it."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… each year to enjoy the majesty of the river country and experience the thrill of a wet and wild ride down the Kennebec."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… had some specialized schools, including a dancing school and a singing school. Its cultural development continued with the advent of The Surry…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 1 of 4

"She also liked home economics. Her least favorite subject was algebra. In grade school, there wasn’t much work she had to do, but in high school she…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… from urban life, a day of amusement in the country. The efficiently run trolley was not the only means of transportation to the park, however."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… it is that the first early settler died for his country. Most settlers were of English and Scottish ancestry and many were Revolutionary War…"

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

"School Lunch Drew, grade 7 School lunch is a necessity that has expanded over the years. In Scarborough at 350: Linking the Past to the Present, it…"

Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"… lenses on locally known landmarks, street scenes, country stores and businesses, events and people. The exposed glass plate negatives were sent…"

Historic Hallowell - Dummer House

"… records tell us, "has a death in this part of the country produced a more general sympathy." His widow, who survived him for a number of years, wa…"

Historic Hallowell - More About the Johnson Brothers

"…  that its shoes were being shipped across the country. There was so much demand for the shoes that the factory had reached 450 employees."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… to help “sow the seeds of harmony” between rival countries. Admission TicketSurry Historical Society Through the Iron Curtain For many…"

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

"… then and the standard yellow school bus delivers students to and from school daily. Currently, Scarborough has 29 school busses in its fleet."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… more to send a letter to some places even in this country The postage was collected when the mail was delivered Mr Stinson was succeeded as…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… their craft away from the city in a more relaxed country setting. Henry Fonda, Sheppard Strudwick, Anne Revere, Dorothy Matthews, and Joseph Cotton…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… and parts of Canada, and worried the whole country. The Red Cross spent $30,000 on operating shelters for the elderly or for people who were put…"

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"… made use of it and was the first American physician, be it known, who applied the vaccine virus to the arm of a human subject in this country.""

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"… distributed wholesale and retail throughout the country and as far away as Great Britain and Africa."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… before they went to other states or even other countries. Ice harvesting was one of the most important jobs and industries along the Kennebec at…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… before they went to other states or even other countries. Ice harvesting was one of the most important jobs and industries along the Kennebec at…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… on the long carving tradition of their home countries. Granite Workers, Hallowell Granite Works, Hallowell, ca."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"… and the growth of our schools from church schools to one-room schoolhouses to community schools and finally to our joint Maine School…"