Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"It used no machinery; the paper was pressed in hand screens and stretched on poles to dry. Many Hampden women worked in the mill’s rag room."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Seine fishing (hand line fishing) was one form of fishing used by island fishermen. These fishermen were mostly fishing for herring."

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

"“Handing up” in the smokehouse Frank Van Riper, photo X The first section in Part I considers implications of the word “traditional”."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Standing before a plain backdrop with his left hand on a cane-seated chair, he stares earnestly at the photographer, seemingly unconcerned by his…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"In 1947 a sales agency was developed with an office in the Empire State Building in New York City to further market the ever increasing fabric…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… suspended above his head by a well carved hand and arm let down from the ceiling, as if from a concealed giant reclining above it.” A belfry was…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"The star means a soldier and a sailor clasping hands in front of a figure of Liberty. Members of the G.A.R."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… the village grew, business on Main Street changed hands and the buildings themselves were transformed."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"had good supplies of coal, and wood on hand. Coal experienced no advance in price. Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934 Lubec Historical Society By…"

Skyline Farm

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Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"“Cascade Still Well Preserved.” Hand Tub Owned by Vaughan Family In Hallowell, Built In 1819 Long a Central Maine Attraction, n.d., City Council…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"There were a handful casualties, and the citizens were forced to give a bond of $12,000 against the October completion of several unfinished vessels."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"“Rags! Rags!” a voice yells. You hand out your rag bag, and the man collects the contents. The Rag Man, as many called him, would come every month to…"

McArthur Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"As one of the Franklin County District's handful of remaining Granges, it suffers from the effects of a declining population and lost industry."

Frye Island Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"Savage’s hired hand, Harry Merchant, in the roof sheathing boards which were once part of the big barn. More on the Old Ell..."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Norton, Floyd. Norton's hand-hewn history of Maine and its representative Town of Cumberland. Cumberland, Maine: Floyd Norton, n.d."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"It used no machinery; the paper was pressed in hand screens and stretched on poles to dry. Many Hampden women worked in the mill’s rag room."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Phebe's Hymnal Zoom in to read the faintly penciled banter.Surry Historical Society Phebe and Isaac married in Surry on February 6, 1864."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… Yarmouth Historical Society Farming: All Hands Needed At the time, most towns in Cumberland County were very small."

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

"… children, valued for their dexterity and small hands. The work was demanding, with no set hours. Workers rushed to the factory whenever the whistle…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… and aide—all friends who extended a helping hand in time of need.” Desmond noted that Mercy’s charity was often a key factor in these patients’…"