Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"One could work at home rather than going to cutting rooms at various locations. It was common to see a clam tray leaning against every fisherman’s…"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"… Free Library Many of America's finest public monuments were cut from Hallowell granite and sculpted by her artisans, but why stone from the banks…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… onion bags), clam digging is hard, backbreaking work with hours dependent on tides and light. The metal rake or “clam hoe” has a short 12”-18”…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… mechanic who built his own airplane, and he also worked for a Mr. Jones who owned an airplane hanger in Old Orchard Beach."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"Prior to living on the island she spent 15 years working overseas mostly in education. On Swan's Island she is a school board member, is an active…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… within a three-mile boundary of the coast, working closely with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, a compact of fifteen eastern…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Bickford worked in the larger section that was like a one-story barn. Bickford built five more lobster boats between 1937 and 1945."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… tables became common to encourage students to work together. Today, portable desks and tables are common in schools."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"At home some worked on Liberty ships at the shipyard in South Portland. Frances Libbey, a Scarborough teacher, wrote to local servicemen and…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"Usually, older children would work in the factories in the morning and attend secondary school for a small part of the day."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"Work began and by the next spring Harold was back fishing from the Cappy. In a later diary entry, Queenie commented on the Cappy being repaired."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - About Us

"… include: Melanie Taylor Coombs, Farmington Public Library, Library Director Taffy Davis, Farmington Historical Society, President Tyler Duran…"

Life on a Tidal River - Cohen Students

"… one scanning artifacts with Bill Cook, Bangor Public Library Special Collections librarian, and the other three working with teacher Ron Bilancia…"

Freeport Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"Cole, in his publication for Maine Historic Preservation Commission entitled "Hallowell Granite Works-An Historical Summary-Evolution of the Site"…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… Harbor almost 50 miles away. (Big Fire 2) Public Library catches fire, Bangor, 1911Bangor Public Library According to that 1911 edition of…"

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"Public Works was spreading sand and salt, clearing trees, and doing whatever they could to make the area safer."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "Jaffery" a new novel. Publisher's promotion postcard.

"Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Publishers often sent postcards promoting their new novels to libraries, these served…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"As recounted by his son, Theodore Norris Mitchell: “When my father was a young man he worked as a bellboy at the Malvern for at least ten years."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project

"… partnership team in each community to include the public library, a crucial participant, and intensified the overall structure and requirements of…"

Skowhegan Community History - Sister Communities

"… partnership team in each community to include the public library, a crucial participant, and intensified the overall structure and requirements of…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"Through the years, members have worked hard to keep the building in shape by painting it, making repairs, and keeping the grounds in shape."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"He was such a good rod man that he worked himself out of that position to the more exhalted office off division engineer, which means supervision of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"… Association trails, and the Northeast Harbor Public Library. He continued writing, creating many detailed and illustrated personal letters with his…"