Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"… about their own family connections to quarry workers. Please join us in our exploration of Baird's quarry, from its working days to its present…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… operation, the pond was kept drained so that the workers could access the granite. When the quarrying season was over each year, the rain filled up…"

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

"Tremendous numbers of workers were needed for the textile mills, and Biddeford began to experience an intense level of immigration, first of Irish…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"Layoffs were common for mill workers, many of which were forced to rely on the city's Poor Farm for Assistance program."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"By 1902 they had 150 men working with a daily output of 50,000 shingles and 15,000 other lumber. There were many crews working in the woods in the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"Odd Fellows Hall workers, Swan's Island, ca. 1945Swan's Island Historical Society Eighth grade graduation, Swan's Island, 1954Swan's Island…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… boarding houses sprang up on the island to meet the needs of housing the workers. Eva Wheaton talks about the boarding houses in her audio."

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

"… in great numbers, employing large numbers of workers and tradesmen. Business was so good the two men were known as two of only seven millionaires…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"Fish factory worker, Marion Stinson, Swan's Island, ca. 1990Swan's Island Historical Society The business employed seven or eight islanders full…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Lumber along waterfront, Bangor, ca. 1860Bangor Historical Society The settlement of a long-standing boundary dispute between the United States and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"During the busy years, the increase in workers had a visible result on the island; there were boarding houses, boardwalks, sidewalks, hotels…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Fish factory workers, Swan's Island, ca. 1890Swan's Island Historical Society By the early 1900s there were six or more fish factories mostly on the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"John River and then back into the United States duty free. The farmers in the area catered to the lumber industry by growing grain, hay and potatoes…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Shipyard workers, like sailors of the time, were fueled by a daily ration of grog, served at eleven o’clock."

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

"… Fernwood Grange, the Farm Bureau, and the Willing Workers. Bridge Clubs were also popular. Houses were cleaned from top to bottom in order to…"

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

"Warren Clark was a consistent and persistent hard worker and the New Portland Water District still serves part of the North Village."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… prosperity of these times not only brought more workers to the shipyards of Bath, but also created a bustling and diverse downtown that served as…"