Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Historian William Willis assigned original ownership of the treasure to the seventeenth century Richmond’s Island trader Walter Bagnall, and the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"One portion, the Old Ell, remains in the ownership of Savage descendants. Harbor Cottage Northeast Harbor Maine January 1928Northeast Harbor…"

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"and Emily N. Savage, the Old Ell came into the ownership of their only daughter, Mary Louise "Mame" Savage (1910-1997), while the big barn, several…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"to his son John. Ownership of the big barn would later transfer to John’s children. Reflecting the permanent shift from the horse and buggy era to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… Island, to settle conflicting claims to land ownership.Mount Desert Island Historical Society After the Revolutionary War, on February 17, 1789…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… since its opening and through several different ownerships, the Criterion has maintained a summer schedule of films as well as a variety of local…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"There was much confusion over land ownership during this time. Native Americans had a much different concept of land ownership."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… newspaper article from 3-16-1950 stating that the ownership had been changed and the occupants would remain the same."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Many people, however, usually shared ownership of a Blue Hill vessel. People often bought a fourth, an eighth, or a sixteenth."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"… that the Lincoln Historical Society would get ownership because I don’t think I could stand to see our school torn down."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… remain at the end of a fishing season to maintain ownership of desirable space. The first known European settler in Scarborough was John Stratton…"

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

"… and mapped indicating specific land lots and ownership. North Yarmouth’s boundary with Falmouth was reestablished and marked by a large boulder…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The definition of land ownership was very different for the English than the Abenakis so land deals never worked."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… they measured out six lots and drew lots for ownership. Each lot was 100 rods long and extended 1 mile from the river."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… Woolen Mills Company was created, combining the ownership into one firm. The Draper Mill relocated and built a facility on Water Street."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In 1925, the Music Hall changed ownership to a pool hall, and the location changed hands from pool halls, bars, and other small businesses, until…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Ownership Starting with Oliver Moses in the 1850s, the building has always been owned by an individual or organization separate from the retail…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… end of an era after nearly a century of Loring ownership! Dolloff Family GatheringNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Dolloff Family Era: 1876…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… live on it, but he could not sell it or claim ownership. By 1825, surveyors noted that approximately 20 families lived along the Aroostook River…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"For the English sought to obtain ownership of lands and were not highly concerned with the methods used in achieving this."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"(Shown here is a receipt of partial ownership in Braden) Mooseleuk is not an unknown name in Maine. There is a Mooseleuk Stream, a Mooseleuk Lake…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"After several changes in ownership, the company was named Lincoln Pulp and Paper and began to manufacture “black ash” or sodium carbonate pulp."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"This sense of personal, private ownership of the schools gave the town pride in its schooling. The people encouraged the growth and development of…"