Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… 1938, A similar hurricane burst into Maine in the early evening hours. A family of seven lost there home when a large tree flattened their modest…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… with the warming temperatures in the late winter, early spring, the winter ice on the river melted at a fast rate."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"1865Maine Historical Society By the early years of the 19th century, the faster-paced, more intimate waltz surpassed older dances like contra or…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… SInce arriving in the 18th century, Islesboro's early settlers depended on privately owned boats for transportation to the mainland."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… and would continue to play a major role in early statehood as Mane's first governor. Patten Free Library The separationists and…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… separationists and became instrumental in the early push for an independent Maine. X Throughout this period, separationists…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"… was so that they could discover unknown facts of early Lincoln and to preserve artifacts and documents from early Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"If he hadn’t taught in those early years, his pupils probably wouldn’t have gotten the same education and the whole school would have ended up…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"Web. 21 Apr. 1971. Kimball, Marion R. "The Early History of Mattanawcook Academy." The Early History of Mattanawcook Academy 1-4, 267-69. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"Nathaniel Bodwell came to Lincoln as early as 1830 to run a carding mill. He ran the mill until 1855."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"As often happens, businesses which can support war necessities did well, and hired workers. Manufacturing in Biddeford and other cities which had…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"The companies worked hard to innovate and improve themselves, but the post-war economies and business environment were setting them on a path of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"Many homes and businesses along the Androscoggin were destroyed, some never to be rebuilt. On September 21, 1938, a hurricane with heavy rains and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"Painters, carpenters, smiths, and masons all were busy here between 1800 and 1920, building new residences and adding on to the old ones."

Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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

"After the two unsuccessful attempts in the early 1790s, one last push for separation was made at the end of the century."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"Other smokehouses went out of business years before and the buildings were taken down. Today, McCurdy’s Herring Smokehouse is an historic site…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Hervey Lowell built up such a large egg business, that he built an egg house near the store. The egg house had sawdust insulation in the walls and an…"

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

"The cheese making business generated a need for more milk, because 10 pounds of milk produced one pound of cheese."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… was divided into seven districts; most of these early schools no longer exist. District Number One was situated on nearby Seven Hundred Acre Island."

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

"… Portland, who was proprietor in 1904 and ran the business as The United Packers, with a capacity of 3000 cans per day."

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

"Even though each village has its own features and businesses, residents almost always have community ties in the next village."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… An Album of Lincoln Ferry Pictures Early ferries were flat and made of logs; the logs were placed side by side like a flat boat."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Works Cited "Children." Personal Glimpses Of The Early Settlers: 31. Web. 15 Apr. 2010. "Roll Call Part 2." Their Eyes Hath Seen. 468. Print."