Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He was even in the silver and coal mining business in Maine. In 1880, Curtis was in the farming business near Gothenburg, Nebraska."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… fire and climate, and accessible during regular business hours throughout the year. X Northeast Harbor Library, Northeast Harbor, (207)…"

Thomaston Historical Society

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"There at Longwoods Road stood a depot from where businesses and farmers sent their products to markets beyond Cumberland."

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

"The following is a list of businesses that were in the North Village in 1860: From an Old North New Portland Directory Business Card Dated 1860…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… area, Waldo Pettengill of Rumford Center, as his business agent to procure the riparian rights along the Androscoggin River above and below the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… 1892 to 1923, Waldo Street had become a secondary business district to the Congress Street business area and had spurred the growth of a collection…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… Crosby, and son-in-law, Elias Dudley, ran his business until 1852. Jacob Curtis owned a blacksmith shop near Crosby’s home."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"As the town grew, the downtown business district began to thrive. Farmington became a busy hub for noted doctors and attorneys."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Clement and Roberts did brisk business, with Roberts building pinkey boats for local fishing and Clement making fish barrels, washtubs and pails."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"The Eliot family had been spending summers in the region since Charles was a young boy. The place was important to him, and he wanted to share the…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"to Pattten's Bay. Subsequently, Andrew moved his family to the town of Otis. In about eight years the family returned to Patten's Bay where Donnivan…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"He went into business with his brother selling merchandise as A.W.F. Belcher. He later became involved in Banking, and since 1858 held the position…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… of the men there seems to be, like so many busy demons, to drive the forest all out of the country...as soon as possible..." Henry David Thoreau…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… Hill by using the resources and services of local businesses, such as the Merrill and Hinckley store and Horton's Dairy, as well as providing…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… landscape of canneries, smokehouses, and other businesses on wharves grew up. Lubec sardine industry, ca."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"… members how to manage the manifold aspects of the business with skill and understanding. In short, a traditional transmission of culture was vital…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… of the water has enabled these men to have a home business. In 2010 the only Pine Point-based lobster dealers are Bayley’s Lobster Pound and the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Dunstan was a busy trading port as well as shipbuilding center. Lumber and fish were bought and sold; fishing fleets sailed to the Grand Banks…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… inconveniently located to conduct their town business. The petition with 36 signatures was submitted to the state legislature in 1856, at about the…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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