Maine Memory Network

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

"The Ocean View hotel was open throughout the 1920s but it was shut down during the Depression, along with many of the island's industries."

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

"The fishing industry is a good example of the islanders' self sufficiency. Fishing Medicinal fish oil factory on Johnson Island, Swan's Island…"

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

"The greatest change was that process waters had to be upgraded to reduce impurities and sand graduals, as these left scratches and lumps on the…"

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

"Despite the decrease in industry and communication and the confusion of post-war life, the island made the shift to modern utilities and once again…"

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

"After the close of other island industries, lobster fishing remains predominant. A successful trap limit was enforced in 1984 that reduced the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… corn.” (More about Farmington's Corn Canning Industry.) Challenges Burnham and Morrill Canning Factory at Center Bridge The Sandy River has…"

Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders

"… its inmates are sent as criminals by criminal process -- but a home for the friendless, neglected and vagrant children of the State." X The…"

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

"Also left behind was example of an “improved” item, a wheeled cart. For although the process remained traditional, and so did key tools and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… the fertility of it soil, its varied mechanical industries, its mercantile and professional pursuits, and also consider the fact that it has been…"

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"Webber, Sr., an individual partner This process was done during the spring because glue could not be made in hot weather, nor a large quantity in…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… logs into cants, unfinished logs to be further processed. Edging took the trim off the logs. Finally, the logs were dried, planed, and shipped to…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The paper industry relied on the logging industry because they used trees to make paper. Nowadays, logs aren’t shipped down the Kennebec River…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… a greenhouse and students learned the growth process. One course popular with the female population was typing."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"In the process we may well learn that some of those two-rut roads through the woods lead, not nowhere, but to each other."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… by he Standard Sardine Company and fish was processed there for several years. This photo, taken around 1930, also shows the house where P.F."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… milling, papermaking, built ships, fished, and processed fish; mined and cut granite and slate; cut and shipped ice, as well as farmed the state's…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"Processing lumber, Surry, ca. 1903Surry Historical Society Parts of the mill were used to build another mill in Surry that belonged to Harvey…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… Historical Society & Museum Although the process of canning clams had become more automated, the manner of handling clams remained the same."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Welcome

"Welcome Farmington History Online logo designed by Melanie Taylor Coombs X Farmington is a vibrant community in the western foothills of Maine…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley By Cindy Stevens, avid historian, member of Farmington Historical Society, second grade…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"People Since its founding, Farmington has been the home to strong, creative, and talented citizens who have shaped the history of the area, the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"Founding of the Farmington State Normal School Normal Schools (the now-obsolete term once used to describe institutions whose purpose it was to…"

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

"Railroad into the Village The railroad reached Farmington by the end of 1859, but the depot was on the West side of the river."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture As many local men left town to fight, the government created a “Deferred Classification” designation for men…"