Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Stairs-Beckwith Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1950

"… Isle, feature a connected barn and house, so the family could do chores without going outside in the winter The farm was built about 1900."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… The Old Ell is now a year-round home sheltering a family of four and its sixth generation of Savage family descendants."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"These families were by necessity forced to be close-knit and rely on each other at work and at play."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… Inn and used as the first permanent Savage family home. According to writings by A.C. Savage’s grandson Charles K."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… professionals who provide a broad array of home health care and hospice services designed to support Maine families’ health and wellness at home."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"Unlike many of Mount Desert’s families who farmed, fished, built boats, or participated in some of all of the year around occupations, the Savages…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Despite the continual year-round use of this home through 2001, certain wings of the home were cordoned-off seasonally from the year-round occupants…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"The Oulette family shares a generator with family, friends, and neighbors. They would sit at the table drinking coffee and sharing stories."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators come to MDI

"Wealthy families including the Vanderbilts, Astors, Rockefellers and Fords spent their summers on MDI."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"Each night, the boys in the family would take turns cooking dinner. Jeremiah would usually make meatloaf or baked potatoes."

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

"… the Presque Isle Histoircal Society by Angela's family When I interviewed my grandmother, Glenna, it was interesting to learn about her childhood…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"The first homes built in 1719 were crude log cabins and did not withstand the early hostile attacks."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"Women and men who remained home started a Soldier Relief Society, and supplies were sent to sick and infirmed Soldiers on the frontlines."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"Allen’s special talent was the carving of ships’ figureheads. The family of Allen and Charity (Pierce) Drew included five sons, three of whom were…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"They were the first family to have children in the house. Long-time residents remember playing ball in the 'field' behind the house, which is not…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"Joesph and his family came by boat up the Kennebec River. Then they got to a spot where it was too shallow to go on by boat, so they started to cut a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… patents were only profitable to their owners if families were enticed to clear the land and build permanent homes, and various offers were often…"

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"… happened if he never existed is that the entire family would have been dropped 40% and a whole chain of the family would not exist, including the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The family home was behind the family's business space. Next to the family home was the business of James B."

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

"… the old Leavitt Brothers Clam Plant, and he and family members occupied the front part that had been a barbershop."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"Most teachers rotated living with local families. As time went on schools required more teachers, and in 1877 Edmund Fogg taught a class of about 30…"

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Then as an afterthought, he adds his family and writes: "The family of myself living in the village of Mexico Corner carless " By 1910, many of the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"That was equal to fifty-two pianos on the island. Family members would not only learn how to play the piano but many people could also play a guitar…"