Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"… Swan's Island Historical Society Four men line fishing from a dory, Swan's Island, ca. 1910Swan's Island Historical Society What is life like…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"Its Westerly line was that dividing Mexico from New Pennacook and the Androscoggin River. A unanimous vote was taken on July 26, 1819, on the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin dream house, Bangor, 1866

"… the drawing where the Bangor & Bucksport Railroad line was located starting in 1873. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1800-1830

"… length brownish green wadded cloak, pink silk lined with pink silk frills trimming the hood; and a slim full length beautifully quilted grayish…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"For example, if Line 21 called Line 51, and Line 51 was busy, then operators had to wait until Line 51 was clean, then call Line 21 back and connect…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"These include a time line, comic strips, wanted ads, a map, interviews, newspaper articles, essays on days one through eight of the ice storm, about…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"… Back then there were a lot more different car lines than there are today. One includes the Dinah Pinard."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"… ships’ chandlers, block makers and sawmills lined the south side of Water Street, while the north side was lined with houses of shipworkers…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1870 to 1900

"… (shaped without a waist seam) full length quilted lined opera coat, made in Berlin, Germany with heavy corded silk, leg-of-mutton sleeves, and…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… first on the high land just across the New Sweden line. Stockholm’s population reached 66 by 1890. By 1895 the Swedish Colony’s population had…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"… of deadly ice and causing them to fall on utility lines and roads. Citizens were very worried about their trees because some were very old and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… you wore their clothes down the line down the line down the line. And uhh… I’ve seen a couple of pictures from the past of school kids that look…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… diversity of the surviving buildings which line the tree-shaded slope from the “Lower Light” to the western bank of the Penobscot River."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"… Society Also featuring metallic lurex, a lined high neck, long sleeve, slim evening dress is made of a gold flecked red and green paisley print…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Division of MDI Begins

"The selectmen were instructed to draw a line dividing the town. On February 22, 1796 the legislature of Massachusetts passed an act dividing the town…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"When it wasn't the transmission lines, it would be the trees falling on the electrical lines which cause more and more outages."

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"… Please add "MMN Request" in subject line. http://www.lubec.lib.me.us The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"… started his own store, Eddie’s IGA, which had a line of groceries and meats and free delivery. The store was sixteen feet by twenty-four feet and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"… Sadie took the clothes and hung them on a line outside. Some people also hung their clothes in the basement next to the wood stove."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… world, distinguished by a broad unpainted “bright line, some six planks just below the deck beading kept unpainted and clear varnished.” O’Brien…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Stinson in Swan's Island Village, had a telephone line between their stores so they could talk to each other."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"… represent this wood pile but in giving the L on a line with the front of the house it diminished the width of the Jog so I left it out and have…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Dunning, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… store and was involved in efforts to build a rail line from Bangor to Waterville. That project included stock sales on which most investors lost…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"… representative examples there is a slim fully lined, black and multi-colored floral print chiffon with a shoulder cape; a tubular black rayon crepe…"