Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Communication

"… work well, so they took it to an automobile show in New York in the early 1900‘s. Unfortunately, not many people were interested in the product."

Historic Hallowell - The Fuller Foundry

"These products were recognized as being average quality, for they weren't the best or the worst. Broken Iron Castings, Fuller Foundry…"

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"… the Plymouth Plantation with a cargo of corn, the product of one of the new colony’s first successful harvests, hoping to establish trade with the…"

Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"The production project began with the creation of a model which was then "scaled-up" to the dimensions of the actual size so the stone carvers could…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… Library One of the more common, but interesting, products was handmade clothes pins produced by one of the city’s more colorful tradesmen, Johnny…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"The train also transported forest products and potatoes. Potato traffic hit an all-time high in 1930. The railroad hauled 899,300 tons of potatoes."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"… that the Scarborough Marsh will remain a highly productive ecosystem and wildlife habitat. Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit?"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… strategy that included diverse crop and livestock production, nonfarm work, and nontraditional products and crafts."

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

"… group, the Hockamock Players, put on theater productions. Usually there was a play shown in the summer as entertainment for the summer population…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"Seeing these silk products at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876, Americans were surprised to learn that they were American made rather…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4

"The braid and the buttons were probably products of the new braid and trimming branch of the nascent American silk industry."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"… the loss of Atlas Plywood (the town’s major wood products industry) in 1935, signaled the end of “industrial” Stockholm."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… the Colony’s population continued to grow, new products and industries came to the Colony, and large amounts of wood products and potatoes were…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… early 21st century, we exist in an era of mass production and global sources of readily available building materials."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… how much he was producing, who he was selling his products to, and how he was delivering those products."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"Disasters 2006-2010) Aftermath of Hardwood Products Fire, Guilford, 1958Guilford Historical Society On June 28, 1958, Hardwood Products, one of…"

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

"… of the building and progress through different production stations (welding, wood, machine, and paint shops) and exit on the other side of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"To promote their products, services, or shows, many designed calling cards and flyers, composed ads to place in newspapers, and turned photos of…"

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

"Dairy, sugar and bread products, apples, pears, farming tools, carriages and harnesses. Also, quilts and spreads, carpets, rugs and plants, fancy…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"Products or services that were needed were usually available in town without the need to travel to Bangor."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"1990Swan's Island Historical Society Mariculture Products started a salmon farm that was obtained and renamed Island Aquaculture by a local group in…"

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

"… a team of horses, most likely to transport his products. The store ran in the period of Swan's Island history when the steamboat still connected…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"1901Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Production at the new mill began on November 9, 1901 with the first cook of soda pulp and on November…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… The domestic industry’s now prolific silk fabric production made all kinds of different silk garments and trimmings available, and relatively…"