Maine Memory Network

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

"… corn, and squash and hunted deer and other wild game as well. Occasionally they warred with other tribes along their frontiers, but these would end…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"… services for slaughtering, processing, and wild game. Beef processing costs 55 cents per pound dressed; federal beef processing costs 70 cents per…"

Blue Hill Historical Society

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Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… to research, create a sell a Surry history trivia game. Teachers, staff and students alike have been enthusiastic about all of these experiential…"

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

"… provided for their society: generally men hunted game which women in turn cleaned and preserved, and men cleared the fields where women planted and…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"At some of the meetings they had Swedish dancing, games, and refreshments. Anyone was allowed to come to the meetings. Then something good happened."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… baskets and, of course, socializing and playing games. Trying out blubber, 1880Abbe Museum In cast-iron pots blackened by years of cooking on…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… would tell stories around the fire or play board games in the candle light with family and friends staying with us ” said Bruce and Marcia Bell."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… son, sixty-seven thousand pounds to spend at gaming and carousing.” It took several years of negotiations between the settlers and Henry Knox to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… cultivated potatoes and vegetable gardens, hunted game in nearby woods and lived on fish and clams from the river under the watchful eyes of armed…"

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… and a gymnasium in which they had basketball games and boxing matches. The town office was on the second floor, also the court system was located…"

McArthur Public Library

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Hopscotch and London Bridges, marbles and ball games filled the play area adjacent to the school at recess time."

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

"Let’s get together with friends for a game of softball or go ice skating. All that is needed is oneself and some free time."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Hunting wild game and trapping were also important jobs for daily survival. Berrying in the summer was an annually awaited event."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… and recent legislative victories during 2021-2022 supporting Passamaquoddy clean water and Wabanaki economic interests in the gaming industry."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… Historical Society & Museum See a Red Sox game in Boston—easy, hop in your car, drive to Boston via high-speed roads, see the game, and return…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"Some board games. And listening to that- pretty much listening that radio station was our evening entertainment. I think you went to bed earlier."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… pulling, and an assortment of carnival rides and games, while the centerpiece of the one day event came to be a double-header baseball game between…"

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

"In the evening they played a card game called whist, read novels, analyzed flowers and prepared animal specimens (e.g., stuffed birds), and took…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… bon fire parties, and indoor card and board games, especially Bridge, Canasta and jig saw puzzles. St."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The games were reported at length in the newspapers of the time Roller Polo was introduced by Fred D."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… some residents believed that a weekly poker game with youthful players may have caused the fire in the hay barn, perhaps from a carelessly…"