Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The First 51 Settlers

"… - Lot 121-1/2, New Sweden Oskar Lindberg - Lot 114-1/2, New Sweden Olof Morell - Lot 135-1/2, New Sweden Nils Olsson - Lot 115, New Sweden Wife…"

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

"They soon found out they had a lot to get used to, including the language. The first thing my parents noticed was the climate; snow, snow, snow, and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Titcomb Ski Slope, Farmington, ca. 1960

"… lodge, skiers on the slope, and the parking lot. Note that this ski slope is on Morrison Hill and not on Titcomb Hill."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"Each lot was 100 rods long and extended 1 mile from the river. Stephen Titcomb’s lot was the most northern of the six."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Many settlers were often assigned a marsh lot (or lots) for grazing their animals, later deeding these lots to their heirs."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"There used to be a lot of big game, with deer in the 300-pound range. That changed with no rules and regulations and a lot of poachers."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… the five-acre house clearing was created on each lot where the four lots intersected. This enabled the four families/friends to remain in close…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"Some selected new lots or incorporated them into their old lands. Newly arriving settlers chose from what remained."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"A lot of time was spent doing computer work. One of the most important things was evaluations for the staff."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony

"There are a lot of tools that were used back in the early 1900s that we still use today. Thank you to the Stockholm Museum for letting me view the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"… buildings have been torn down for parking lots or chain stores, but we needed to make a short movie on this."

Lincoln, Maine - South Lincoln schoolhouse, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… a more central location and it was moved to a lot across the road from the cemetery. The new South Lincoln schoolhouse was built in 1923 and closed…"

Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952

"… effected the community physically by losing a lot of important belongings like their homes, stores, trees, animals, lack of food because you…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Third Parish Church, Bangor, 1865

"… poor it was difficult to purchase a desirable lot but a mud hole or run containing just room enough to build the building on and give a space…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"What impact did WWII have? We picked up a lot of business. My father had a lot of boats to build. Was there anyone to blame for the fall of the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"For those who came between that date and January 1, 1794, the price was $50 for a 100 acre lot. (Hampden Historical Society 1976) Seventeen years…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"There had been a lot of snow but no rain. The ice was melting late, so it appeared there wouldn’t be enough water to drive logs."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"… -- later bought out all of his siblings’ and their heirs’ interests in Lot 67 after his father, John II, died in 1868. Third Generation..."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"Despite purchasing the lot sometime around 1820, the deeds and clear title for Lot 67 to Roberts and Savage were obtained later on in 1846 from…"

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"… job handling one of the worst natural disasters Maine has ever seen. Without them, the situation could have been a lot worse. Written by Sam Day"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales Buildings

"After buying this, he sold the lot on Jordan Street to Percy Pelkey. Original location today X c. 2009 X Sources: Graves, Richard A."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Theater

"It is now used as a parking lot for Maine Public Service employees. Sources: Graves III, Richard A. Forgotten Times A Walk Through History."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato import protest, Presque Isle, 1982

"… County potato farmers filled the parking lot of the Presque Isle Agricultural Center on December 16, 1982."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"As his prosperity grew, he moved the house to a lot to the south and built one of the largest homes in Thomaston as a replacement."