Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

""Fly Rod" Crosby Jeremy Porter home, Strong, ca. 1880Strong Historical Society Fly Rod's mother was a Porter, and through her she was…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

""Fly Rod" Crosby Fannie Brackley and doe, ca. 1937 Crosby served as a role model for young women interested in the outdoors."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

""Fly Rod" Crosby Text By: Ben Godsoe Return to Online Exhibits Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby (1854-1946)Maine State Museum Cornelia “Fly Rod”…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Soldiers Of The Civil War Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research Many young men from Strong and Freeman…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"Strong's History Through Sleet, Snow, and Hail..... Communication evolved as populations grew in Franklin County towns."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Strong's History Text By: Valerie Tucker How We Got Here From There Strong’s history, like that of many Maine towns, starts with Native American…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Grand Army of the Republic Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Return to Student Research G.A.R."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"About MCHP X About the Maine Community Heritage Project... The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between Maine…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Exhibits

"Online Exhibits Our MCHP Team has put together the following exhibits. We hope that you enjoy exploring them as much as we have enjoyed working on…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"What is the value of the products of your orchard? Dairy? Homemade or family goods? 10. What was the value of your market garden in 1839? 11."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"Both pot-ash and pearl-ash were worth more than any other product a farmer could produce, and large quantities were shipped from Hallowell until the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… or move them down South to the textile production centers of Georgia and Alabama, where the help was cheaper and the raw materials were grown next…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

"The Providence Journal in August 1862 said, “The Production of cloth is now not one-quarter of the producing in common times, and every week it is…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 7 of 17

"Like ice, this industry was international and products shipped all the way to India and Sri Lanka. The Laconia Mills were one of the earliest…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… the lime quarry industry- now cement production - continues to be a source of employment in the town."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"The four machines had a production capacity of about 110,000 tons of uncoated freesheet and produced uncoated commodity grades and product for use…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… Hallowell and where was the cargo shipped to? The products shipped were: granite, wood ashes, lumber, sheep, chickens, and ice, according to Sam…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… 20th century the damand for potatoes and potato products created a need for labor to harvest them."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"The Laconia Mills sold off much of their stock of cotton to European interests for high profits early in the war, but later ran out of stock for…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"Product lines were soon expanded to include toys, furniture parts, hobby and craft items, dowels of all sorts, and primarily, golf tees."

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

"1964: Tissue production is introduced as a lucrative new undertaking for the mill. March 8, 1968: Eastern Fine’s Lincoln and Brewer mills close…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… survived by diversifying crop and livestock production, developing sideline non-farming business, and manufacturing nontraditional products and…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"… discovered in the late 1880s, rayon is the product of a chemical process that converts cellulosic (plant) material into long filaments."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"Cloth for civilian clothing was limited because production was prioritized for military purposes. Bates Mill in Lewiston produced vast quantities of…"