Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"for the production of heavier weights and brown papers. The A,B,C connotation was changed to 7, 8, and 9 in the 1960's after removal of the IP…"

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

"… agricultural clubs, a senior fair and drama production, public speaking contest, and a girl's club."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"When the granite industry moved into full production carpenters and wheelwrights produced the gallamanders that were necessary to move heavy loads of…"

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"… Two hundred workers were required during peak production in the Cotton Mill in Hallowell, Maine."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… bonus of 1 cent per pound to stimulate local corn production. They also offered fertilizer and seed in any quantity."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… deep understanding and skills and to create products for real audiences. Learning expeditions support critical literacy, promote character…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"… a great variety of meats so we had lots of wheat products. Beniah Harding Interview, clip two  Transcription of Clip 2: 17.07 Since you mentioned…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Most of these products were sold in Boston, Providence and New York City. Drew's Mill, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library Lumber and other…"

Islesboro Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… are gathered or bunched into floppy puffs at the top, hinting of sleeve interest to come. The silk crepe may be the product of China trade."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… made significant contributions to clothing production and fashion. Patented respectively in 1846 and 1851, chain stitch and lock stitch sewing…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"Such textiles were the product of highly skilled, intensive hand labor, and an extreme luxury afforded by only the wealthiest individuals."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… material culture, aesthetics, technology, production, consumption, state and local history. Perhaps most significant is recognition that changes in…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… at all, for it was natural and was in major production, but metal, on the other hand,was hard to find and was not in major production."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Though it was a very productive factory, all good things come to a close. This is all about the timeline of the Johnson Brothers Shoe Factory."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Cohen. Sam L. Cohen Foundation, GabbeLights Productions, 2009. DVD. (M) *Watch this video online!* Fairburn, William Armstrong. Merchant Sail."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… water power for mills and factories producing products of every description: lumber, paper, flour, leather, shoes, toothpicks, bowling pins…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Became national leader in smoked herring production into 1880s 1824 • Solomon Cushing conducts survey of town of Lubec • Freemasons opened lodge 1830…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… the time 1904 came they were shipping two cars of product each week. The company also ran a starch factory from 1904 though 1909."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He continued production of earmuffs until his death in 1937 – nearly 60 years – providing jobs for many women."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… Society The railroad allowed the export of farm products south to Portland, Boston and Brighton, MA, and as far away as England."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… two groups traded goods since the availability of products was scarce at this early time of the town."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… Central High School was built in 1921, as the product of over a year's worth of town vote and debate."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"It was known for making hardwood products such as little beaded crafts and poles. The vice president and manager of Drapers Mill was Samuel Bordman."