Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"… families on September 4, 1855, when fifteen year old Sarah Richards drowned while swimming in the Kennebec River at Swan Island opposite Richmond."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Luther Finch, Jr. The Fox family replaced their old building in 1852-53 with a four story brick commercial block that burned in the Great Fire of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Architecture in the 20th Century

"… Historical Society An observation made in an old newspaper column sums up the town’s architectural qualities: “ (Driving through Thomaston is an)…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… frequent and convenient rail service to Portland, Old Orchard Beach and Saco following what is now Route 1.(1) Trolley at Dunstan…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Postscript: More Moving Buildings The Old House, Harbor Cottage, The Big Barn and the Old Ell were not the only structures in Asticou to move…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… following day, he landed instead on the beach at Old Orchard Beach. Lindbergh did visit Scarborough Airport that day, but via a motorcade on his…"

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… Nason, poet, author and composer wrote in Old Hallowell on the Kennebec: A stranger visiting Hallowell, to-day, cannot fail to be impressed by the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1920

"… Lincoln looking south shows some of the stately old buildings that once adorned Main Street. Note the majestic Elm trees that lined the street…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"The May School was erected for them next to their home on Upper Main Street, presently the home of Anthony Nichols."

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"… home town: They may call Hallowell a slow, pokey old place--or anything they like--it does not matter."

Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Development of an Island-wide Identity

"… Library In the latter half of the 20th century, old institutions grew and new ones arose that tended to unite the island."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"About Us Century-old Books Discovered In a Cardboard Box X Strong Elementary School Librarian Jami Badershall was cleaning the back room of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Moulton, Augustus. Old Prouts Neck. Portland, ME: Marks Printing House, 1924. Paine, Lincoln P. Down East: A Maritime History of Maine ."

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"My wife and I love to look at old houses, and this town has tons of them. Though we appreciate the styles and though there are, for instance, some…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… is described by author Emma Huntington Nason in Old Hallowell on the Kennebec, as one of the town’s “interesting characters.” Who does not remember…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"… grew up in Washburn, Maine until he was 12 years old. He was in the middle of eight siblings. Growing up on a farm he had his own pony named Scout…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 1 of 4

"When she was five years old, she started going to the Masardis School, from 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM, from August to June, Monday through Friday."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 2 of 3

"… this way (north) and when James saw the sign for Old Town he said, “This isn’t the way to Waterville."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"Over the years it was used as a store, church, parsonage, meeting house, home, and even a working farm! STUDENT CORNER HOME"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"And on this side was some old post office boxes. And you had your numbers, you know, to get your mail out."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"… passed away in 1922, when Andrew was 65 years old. A year later he married Cora E. Staples (1858-1942), widow of Frederick Stockbridge."

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

"… by Harold Burnham.(2) Burnham had bought the old Leavitt Brothers Clam Plant, and he and family members occupied the front part that had been a…"

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

"… but were still used in the same way as the old desks and tables. However, in the 1960s, round tables became common to encourage students to work…"