Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"Some of the children’s parents could not take care of them, so they were put in a place were they were forced to work while being contained by barbed…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… Bay, rural schools all, with teachers and some parents and friends. And Calvin London, a good man giving his time to the kids as in preceding…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"She said that her parents would always make sure that her family of seven bothers and sisters would go on Children’s Day and the Big Day."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"Both parents were surprised that their son was going into the war. The next morning, Henry left carrying a bag on his shoulder."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"… Brewer shut down due to financial troubles of the parent company, Eastern Pulp & Paper Corp. May 28, 2004: The mill is purchased by a small group…"

Norway Memorial Library

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Many volunteers and an active parent-teacher group support the school. Surry Elementary School Today X A strong sense of stewardship…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"… the existing West farm, recalls hearing from her parents that some of the workmen at the Reservoir boarded with Asa and Alda while construction was…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… as its people increasingly homogenized with the parent colony, as Maine's economy, religion, and education were all intertwined with that of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Ms. McDonald's boyfriend was interviewed, the parents of both culprit and victim were interviewed, and many photographs were taken of the crime scene…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"Savage’s parents, John II and Climena, was one example of the Asticou dwellings that should have been built on wheels."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"There isn’t much known about Sylvia’s parents, except that her father’s name was Joseph and he was a full-blooded Native American."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… were given in private homes by citizens and parents with slightly more education than the average person."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… of reminiscences and observations about his parents, his childhood, his, work, the places he lived, his political views, his passions -- all…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"The example of his parents and his educational background helped influence Burr’s later professional affiliation with Mercy Hospital, which began in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… Mary came from Martha’s Vineyard after her parents died and lived with the Hillmans, as Mary is buried in the Holley Cemetery in Farmington."

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… in Levigliani, Italy he came to America with his parents in 1877 at the age of 27. As a youth Protasio worked in the marble quarries of Carrara…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"… graduated high school in 1985 and followed his parent's wishes for him to graduate college and lead a financially successful life."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… hour pass to go home and spend the night with my parents and by that time my mother had become a meat inspector and the one thing I wanted was hot…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"His parents were John Horton and Sarah “Sally” Stover. He worked as a milkman for his first job until in 1853, he went to California to become a…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… old business that were here before you and your parents and maybe even your grandparents? W.A. Brown had some of the biggest businesses, so he kind…"

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"My parents register their cars there every year. The last way I can connect with this is, I usually watch the Lincoln Homecoming Parade from the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"… place into apprenticeship, the minor children of parents who became chargeable to the town and who were deemed unable to care for their children."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"Merrill in memory of his parents, Wallace L. and Harriet C. Merrill. Harriet Merrill was chairman of Prince Memorial Library's book committee from…"