Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Throughout her life Elizabeth was a very independent and financially self-sufficient woman. Elizabeth Akers Allen collar, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women in positions as town officials and committee members, however, showed significant change over the same time period, slowly including more women…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"A small number of affluent widows and single women were therefore among those colonists who became landowners."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… with the pageantry of a Grand Parade at 1:30 on Independence Day, “to be formed at junction of School, Main and Church Sts.” according to the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… the British due to their support of the War for Independence. In 1777 Allan was received by the new Congress and appointed Superintendent of the…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"was the major independent and competitor. (See pp. 73-74, 81). To a degree, then, the older Lubec firms in the cartel kept their identity, their…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Margaretta in the first naval battle of War of Independence 1777 • John Allan appointed Superintendent of Eastern Indians by George Washington 1783…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"1985Swan's Island Historical Society The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) was a fraternal organization that became popular on Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"The independence of islanders to raise their own food remained strong even as the steamboat service to the island improved."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"76 including two women, Melita Staples and Josephine Beale. Women have served on the school board ever since."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"All of these women have provided caring and dedicated medical services to the community of Swan’s Island for close to one hundred years."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… floor of the Town Hall was given over by the Independent Order of Foresters for this purpose. Malcolm Willis was the first commercial teacher."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… up around the island - separate, distinct and independent settlements that had their own stores, schools (please visit Schools), churches, wharves…"

Fryeburg Academy Archives

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Abplanalp Library, UNE

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Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"Results are remarkable with 80% of the women remaining clean and sober, with a 95% success rate for reunification of mother and child/children."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII Fishing and shipbuilding led the state of Maine into its “Golden Economic Age” in the 1850s, as…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"Welcome to Swan's Island! Burnt Coat Harbor X Swan's Island, a six mile ferry ride out of Bass Harbor in Mount Desert Island, is the current…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"Baird's Quarry Swan's Island granite was quarried at sites around the island, providing work for many laborers and the businesses that supported…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"Student genealogy Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society As members of a small island school, many of Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs Left with no reliable connection to the mainland and few secure sources…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"Sports Organized Sports Swan's Island softball team, ca. 1978Swan's Island Historical Society Much as the 1950s were all about the Brooklyn…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Baird's Quarry history Text by Kim Colbeth Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Matthew Baird Contracting Co."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"Old Buildings Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house Minturn Schoolhouse The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store…"