Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… Surry's population had dropped to 448, its lowest level ever. Many residents continued to make their livings from the sea and from the land, and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… with four sets of three buttons, and two knee level box pleats below a patch pocket, matching the pocket on the left chest."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"Residents also levelled frequent complaints about the quality of their existing plots of land, pointing out that the proprietors hoarded choice lots…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"… the same lot as the Methodist Church (down on the level spot near the road). There’s a stream called Blunt’s Brook that crosses the road near where…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… Thomaston and Rockland in 1848, the population leveled off and remained at 3,000 over the next several decades."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… and Biddeford began to experience an intense level of immigration, first of Irish and other west European workers; then later French-Canadian, east…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… machinery and building alike as the water rose to levels of eight feet within the plant. Not defeated, however, they missed only three shipping…"

William Fogg Public Library

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Franco-American Collection

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Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… which inspired her to help her middle level students discover how history relates to their lives and their community."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"The dam is 842 ft. above sea level, making it one of the three highest dams in Maine. It is 847 ft. long; is 57 ft."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"… for America grant program facilitated item-level cataloguing, condition assessment, and rehousing of the garments in the collection, as well as…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners

"… its collection at the commission (project) level. This initial work, supported in part by the National Historical Records Advisory Board (NHPRC)…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… seen today because of dams that caused the water level to rise substantially. In 1772, the first white settlement homes were built on or near the…"

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

"… needed to be hung for a time on the lower level for the fish to dry so the gills would harden, preventing herring from falling off the sticks."

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

"… structure, customers would enter at the basement level from the sidewalk. Rural Mail DeliveryStrong Historical Society This structure remains…"

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

"Island teachers have a unique challenge and opportunity in educating these small, mixed-level classes."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"Jacob Abbott’s impact on the higher level of education in Farmington can still be felt today. Jacob and Lyman Abbott's Desk, Farmington, ca."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"Your barrels are not full enough. Fill them level to the top. 3. Your barrels are too full. Potatoes will spill when loading."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"Members dedicated themselves to achieving levels of Faith, Hope, Charity and Fidelity. The fifth, sixth, and seventh degrees represent the Three…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"Further, Maine had more influence at the federal level if it remained a district of Massachusetts. The paper emphasized that “if any other attentions…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"When he came to Maine, he brought with him a high level of design achievement that was uncommon in these precincts."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"It was Stevens who proposed building a high level canal with dams and locks instead of a sea level one like the French were trying to do."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… shifted with the changing times, and the homework levels in Scarborough were no exception to this rule."