Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Johnson House, Summer Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library The people behind one of the leading factories in Hallowell were twin brothers…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… had a hearing before Judge Barron at the Court House, Goodenow and Knowlton, Attorneys for petitions, Samuel Belcher and Hannibal Belcher, for the…"

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

"Later a school house was built. John Elliot had built a tavern in 1807, it had a bar and liquor was sold for 3 cents a glass."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"There was “putting the herring in the house by degrees,” the “handing up” and the ‘handing down,” all at the right times."

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

"… Brewer fireman, was killed when a chimney from a house on Penobscot Street fell on him while he was fighting a fire there."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"A new fire house and elementary school were built. Switcher Engine #22, Guilford, ca. 1963Guilford Historical Society In 1958, the B & A…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"North Guilford School House, 1912Guilford Historical Society A school was built in Guilford on the corner of High Street and Blaine Avenue."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… where the new building called “Lake View Senior Housing” is now being built. Later, they moved the store to their new location across the street to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"… a bunch of different states, cities, towns, and houses to notify people. Mailing saves a lot of money and time."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… the war, William Clark was a member of the Maine House of Representatives. Another man that was from Lincoln and part of the Civil War was…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… care of his sheep in a pasture far from the Libby house. He claimed that he took an unusual route to the pasture."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"Most houses had a well, but as the village grew, residents formed the Strong Water District in 1908, laying a water line from nearby Day Mountain…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"If the doctor was available for house calls, Ella would phone to determine who was ill. She would then compile a list for the doctor to pick up at…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… homeowners dumped rubbish in back of their houses. Searching those individual dumps would frequently result in a gold mine find of old metal…"

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

"… Maine Hymnals of Phoebe Fowler (found in house attic in 1984) Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth 1890 Maine Census Index of Civil War Veterans…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… someone to build him a barn one year and a house the following summer, where he and his bride, Eunice Knight, whom he married in 1830, settled down…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… fields, lilac-shrouded cellar holes that once housed thriving families, two-rut roads that lead seemingly nowhere."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"It was to house a new lime kiln, 275 feet in length. This, again, was to save chemicals from the process."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"However, this old church with its steeple that houses that old, melodious brass bell is still a beacon of hope to all who seek respite within its…"

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"Students were housed at the school, and between 1920 and 1952, they were expected to abide by the following rules posted in the residence area, which…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… towns like Bath, people tagged their houses with white cards or red letters warning people not to enter due to infected residents inside."