Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Ammunition Case

"We do not know what battle it was used in, but we know that it belonged to a soldier. A soldier whose name goes untold, and we know that there is a…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Oh and did you know the ’98 Ice Storm was a federal disaster? Really, I’m not kidding. Al Gore came to Maine."

Historic Hallowell - The Information Call Script

"MELISSA: OK WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW? GABBY: FIRST I WOUD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR NAME, BEAUSE I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO CALL YOU. MELISSA: MY NAME IS MRS."

Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.

"The business had permanently come to a close, It stands in Hallowell history as we should all know. Mari Smith"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Fire Department Technology

"… fire fighting technology have come through the fire department. Every type of technology has a place in history, make sure you know about them!"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"… take a big potato and put it in a coffee can, you know how coffee used to come about that high in the cans? We’d put it on the stove and cook it."…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Marion Sanborn

"… I don’t want to be a farmers wife.” I, you know I loved the horses, looking at them and all, but I was afraid."

Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"We do know the stream was renamed Vaughan Stream after the Vaughan Family inherited it from Benjamin Hallowell's family in the late 1700's."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Welcome

"We also invite you to join that journey with us and share what you know about Farmington and help us share it with the world."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building

"The building many of us know today as the Maine Public Service building on the corner of Second and State Streets was built by Gould in 1920 for the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 1 of 3

"… no jackets, ski pants, or mittens, and didn’t know what to do with all the cold, white abundance of snow."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"… BoxStrong Historical Society Did you know that the first cheese factory in the state of Maine was located in Strong? This is true."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd

"… people took advantage of the socials to get to know people from the other villages. One islander told me that her grandparents met for the first…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835

"… master for his wife and children, so they would know more about his life and activities. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ezekiel Hopkins house and grounds, Hampden, 1840

"… above premices presents the only instance that I know of where God and man had formed a copartnership to plan a residence for man and beast where…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"And you had your numbers, you know, to get your mail out. Then you went right to the counter and except for what few canned goods there was on the…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"Did someone make it for you? S: Well, I don’t know who made it; whether it was Noni MacBride ... I don’t know. It had a gold foil covering."

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

"And you could hear them coming on the steamboat. It would be so calm and nice, you know. And even sometimes you could hear them coming from the…"

Historic Hallowell - Dummer House

"We also know of the charm and happiness in the social life of the rapidly growing village at the Hook. Old Hallowell on the Kennebec, Nason, 1909."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"… be two, long blasts at 7:15am to let everybody know. On January 4, 1918, Augusta needed Hallowell's help since motorized equipment was first…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"It became know in local parlance as a “picker’s shack”. This painting, done in 1945 shows the Collins and the Albert families from St, Agatha working…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… history of shipbuilding; however, few know that Biddeford shared prominently in that history for many years."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"… books, both in fragile condition, but she didn’t know what to do with them. “I just left them there for awhile, but I thought I should do…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… of his life and activities so his children would know what Bangor, business, homes, and various activities were like during their father's life."