Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… and $5 for “best bull, not less than 2 years old.” By 1901, at the 62nd Annual Exhibition of the Franklin County Agricultural Society, held on the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… & Billings lines Sheriff Wingate Carr Fire at old Hampden Academy George H. Starbird Temperance Seth Merrill Tavern & Hall Thomas Greenhalgh…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"He was released from St. Pelagie in 1830, an old man who now knew the prison as his home. After three days of freedom, Swan set out to turn himself…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 3 of 4

"In the seventh grade her school was across the bridge, and in high school her dad drove the bus so she would ride his bus for a little ways before an…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… did indeed patent Ear Muffs when he was 15 years old. And before too many years passed, Chester was producing earmuffs in a factory in West…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… Museum In October 1885, when he was 62 years old, John Martin left his home in Bangor for long stretches to work as an accountant at the Katahdin…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Many of the old ties have been broken as the generation that remembers "the old days" passes on. The island is not the same now as it was twenty…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"… group went to a luncheon and conferences at the House Restaurant, visited the White House, and met with members of the Maine Congressional…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… Historical Society In 1917, Herbert Gray of Old Town Woolen Company purchased the south side mill and continued to make improvements, becoming…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… together, the inside of which looks like an old fashioned “cob house” on an improved scale. The interior is filled with heavy stones and gravel."

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 ."

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

"This school master taught alternately ¼ of the time at Black Point and then at Dunstan. In 1735 the town hired another school master, Robert Bailey."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… had some specialized schools, including a dancing school and a singing school. Its cultural development continued with the advent of The Surry…"

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

"… route and paid the mail carrier In 1894 this old mail route was discontinued and a steamboat company contracted to bring the mail daily from…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… then and the standard yellow school bus delivers students to and from school daily. Currently, Scarborough has 29 school busses in its fleet."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… of the Lions Club, raised funds to convert an old bread truck into an ambulance. All of the equipment was donated and Dr."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… and the Toddy Pond area, each maintaining its own school houses, churches, and graveyards. Main Street and bridge, Surry, 1912Surry Historical…"

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… spacious houses of the early settlers of old Hallowell, with their ever hospitable doors still open to the guest. The same holds true today."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"He continued to play at the high school for over fifty years, accompanied by pianist Addie Kaler Vaill."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… Kaitlyn Smith 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from Patten Free Library Sagadahoc County Courthouse, 1997Patten Free…"

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… Otto Werwaiss 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images from the Patten Free Library Patten Free Library The current railroad station…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… Deion Osmond 7th grade students from Bath Middle School Images from the Patten Free Library Where the Dreamland Theater was in Bath there is now a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… Brianna Swain 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library First National Bank of Bath postcard, ca."