Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Here they planted corn and potatoes. In the fall of that year, Joseph Weston, Peter Heywood and one of the boys returned to Massachusetts to bring…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… its actual establishment was postponed until the fall of 1864 due to a lack of funds pledged by the State."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The community of Farmington Falls consisted of a number of mills and a dam to provide water power for those mills; there were equally as many mills…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"SEE NOTE Dam Construction at Rumford Falls, ca 1895Greater Rumford Area Historical Society A study was conducted in 1985, prompted by the high price…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… was not recommended because of tree branches falling. Day eight was a happy day for most families because of just the relief of the storm being…"

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"In the fall, these rafts with houses would be towed into the cove below Vaughan's Point. Steam and Boom Company, Log Driver's Shack, Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"Hydropower works because the falling water is converted into useful things... like electricity. The way that Hallowell used hydropower was with three…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"In the fall Joseph went back home. to get the rest of his familly. Isaac, Peter, and Eli stayed on the island and waited for him to get back."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - About Us

"… Educators" at University of Maine Farmington, Fall 2008 Students in Mrs. Stevens' Second Grade Class at Mallett School The Maine Community…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 12 of 13

"A quick start could cause man and barrel to fall off the back of the truck. A quick stop could result in a spilled barrel towards the front of the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924 In the summer and fall of 1849, due to severe changes of weather, the inmates suffered much sickness and mortality from…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… and Saco now stand, in the areas around the great falls. All of these tribal names are found in the early literature of the area, as well as the…"

Guilford, Maine - PEOPLE

"The first tree fall took place and some buildings were built. The Bennents were the helpers with this town."

Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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Kennebec Valley Community College Archive

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"She used to take my brother, of course he’d fall asleep on the settees and that was fine, but not me, boy—music, I right up and at ‘em! I remember—we…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… Historical Society Sources Remembering Ridlonville, Beverly Melanson Rumford Falls Times Society Dedicates Ridlonville Rock by Bruce Farrin"

Friendship Museum

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… may date from his reelection campaign in the fall of 1864 or from his assassination in April, 1865."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"The gown features a sack back with pleats falling from the shoulders into a train, a style still worn for dress occasions as late as 1770-1785."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"… and Pejepscot Proprietors? Essay by Ian Saxine, Fall 2022 Ian Saxine, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of History at Bridgewater State University…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"Damiano, Fall 2022 Sara T. Damiano, PhD, is an historian of women and gender in early America and the Atlantic World, and an associate professor at…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"Blaakman, PhD, Fall 2022 Michael A. Blaakman, PhD, is an assistant professor of history at Princeton University."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… Records Essay by Lisa Brooks (Abenaki), Fall 2022 Lisa Brooks (Missisquoi Abenaki) Henry S."