Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"This boat was built on the vacant lot next to Cecil’s house; it was larger, about 34 feet, and had a diesel engine."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"This made it a lot easier for teachers to teach their students because after she taught a lesson the students could practice it on their own."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… Governor Caleb Strong, he reserved specific lots for individuals located in the territory or others entitled to claims."

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

"You come here if you don’t have a lot of money… at that point you did. Because, you know, Bar Harbor, Northeast… those are people with money."…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Acadian Archives

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… driven from the area, the proprietors offered lots to any family showing that they could successfully homestead on these lands in the northern area…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… armed with an ax, felled trees and cleared a lot in the East Village. He built a log cabin and became the first resident, living one mile from his…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… had to go in a canoe and get them in the parking lot. Written by Zac Sharpe Hallowell Flood 1987Hubbard Free Library The Flood of April 1…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… that would grow, including pumpkins, squash and a lot of corn. The Native Americans would make nets, weirs and spears to catch eels and fish."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… records and a tall monument marks the Crosby lot in Hampden’s Locust Grove Cemetery, though his grave is not marked."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Instead you will find lots of small businesses, including the Guilford Bed and Breakfast. Guilford Bed and Breakfast, ca."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"The semi-pro games provided a lot of entertainment over the years, and many traveling teams from all over the country would play in Guilford."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"The corner lot currently remains empty. GUILFORD REGISTER BUILDING Guilford Register Building, 1916Guilford Historical Society The Guilford…"

Caribou Public Library

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"Unfortunately, in the case of Malaga Island, a lot of very nasty things were done in the name of the greater good and social improvement."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… 1920-1921 The uniforms indicate this team had a lot of "team spirit". Farmington Historical Society Farmington High School Football Team, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Shaw purchased “The Point” and divided it into lots for sale. This peninsula of slightly higher land, where much of today’s downtown sits, was…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"A lot of mystery surrounds the origins of this building. The best prediction is that a good portion of the music hall was built prior to 1830, as…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

""Bangor will always be home to me, and it means a lot to have such an enduring tribute from my hometown." William Cohen gave 31 years of his life to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… a Liberty Pole should be erected on the first lot cleared and settled in the Township, beside the first public highway, to commemorate the first…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"They then drew lots to establish ownership.” (The Falls: Where Farmington, Maine Began in 1776, Ben & Natalie Butler) They had measured the lots…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… the area from Massachusetts to lay out 100-acre lots which were later assigned to settlers upon payment of $5 to cover the survey's cost."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… were both medical missionaries, she moved quite a lot in her childhood. In 1849, Charles, her father, moved to California for the Gold Rush."