Maine Memory Network

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

"… there wasn’t much work she had to do, but in high school she had quite a bit more, although she tells me that there wasn’t nearly as work as today…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"nurse, school nurse, editor, sales administrator, event planner and regulatory affairs specialist. Other interests are just as varied: conservation…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… sought to obtain ownership of lands and were not highly concerned with the methods used in achieving this."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… of iron making at the site, problems with the high sulfur content ore, transportation, and other issues persisted."

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

"… Boston—easy, hop in your car, drive to Boston via high-speed roads, see the game, and return home the same day."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… from the highway; and residents have access to a high-speed road for commuting, travel and out-of-town shopping."

Lincoln, Maine - Welcome

"… most of which were created by Mattanawcook Junior High School students. If you would like to view the entire collection of photographs and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"High school students now have the option of taking the ferry to school every day, although some choose to simply board on the mainland."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maine Community Heritage Project

"… program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of…"

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

"The kids from Stonington High School used to come down once a year on the steamboat and they’d play, come up and play different, you know, their…"

Historic Hallowell - John Calvin Stevens House

"This classic shingle style home sits high above the Kennebec River town of Hallowell, Maine. Note the turret and open, rounded porch which are drawn…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"According to Cush Lane, a summer resident, when high tide fell around around 10:30 at night, there would be lobster boat lights flashing all along…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… workshops at in-service day for Scarborough School Dept. educators Scanning session at the Scarborough Public Library March 2010 Dani Fazio offers…"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"… desirable?  It was light and fine grained, with a high percentage of feldspar which made it easily worked in the quarry and under the chisel."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Our Partners

"… Ellis–Dirigo High School Elliot Eno–Dirigo High School Caitlin Gallant–Dirigo High School Alex Gorham-Holy Savior School Alix Greenleaf–Dirigo High…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"… feet on Second Street, rose five stories high, stretched one-hundred and twenty-three feet--forty-seven feet of the main building and a two-story…"

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"… their diving into a small barrel of water from high up! It was a family carnival but had some mature language and attractions."

Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"The actual monument stands 81 feet high and weighs 180 tons. The Founder's Monument was initiated by the Plymouth Society."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"… proximity to Portland and Boston, excellent schools, abundant undeveloped land and easy access to mountains and the sea are factors that have…"

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"Wire mills still exist today, but workers use high-tech machines to cut the wire and shrink it to a certain diameter."

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"It had two-foot high wooden wheels with a half-inch strip of iron around them and a fifty foot leather hose."

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"Hallowell has high-quality, fine grained granite close to the river. Outcroppings like those of Hain’s Ledge Quarry just a couple miles west of town…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… other than that experience he had little formal schooling. He was largely self-educated and a self-made man."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"The Scarborough complex became a flying school and air show site, but it shut down completely in the 1950s."