Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Dorothy and Hervey never had any children, but Dorothy gave many local children piano lessons. Hervey would allow the kids to help him bring in the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"Her children were: five sons: Cliford, Elmer, Maurice, Floyd, and Milton; and five daughters: May Baily, Louise Anderson, Irma Rouse, Arlen…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"Quite a crowd of men, women and children collected on the brow of the hill near the residence of H. B. Stoyell, Esq."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"Wiggin Nathaniel Harlow Elizabeth Blowers Mr. Spanford Singing School Plan of north end of Bangor"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"… meats, pies, cakes &co & found time to attend school, also washed & done up the family clothing."

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

"Fire at Deering High Deering High School fire, Portland, 1921Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media On May 20th, 1921, Deering High School…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The women and children sometimes traveled to the water's edge to pick fiddleheads. They also grew Jerusalem artichokes, which were well liked among…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… 3, pages 72-120 Annie Martin Snow death, dance school, Katahdin Charcoal Iron finances and closing, Martin fruit trees   Part 4, pages 121-end…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… features of the day was a Living Flag with 225 children on a specially built stand on Monument Lot.” Click on the photo below and zoom in to see…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… criminals and criminal activity in Bangor, his children's activities, and much more. The volume shows his broad interests and reveals the deep…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… with his wife, Elizabeth, and their first two children, Ben and Sarah. Wheeler was so impressed with the area during his exploration the year…"

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

"They were the first family to have children in the house. Long-time residents remember playing ball in the 'field' behind the house, which is not…"

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

"… and in the winter on runners.The number of school children riding school buses in Scarborough has risen dramatically since then and the standard…"

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

"This school master taught alternately ¼ of the time at Black Point and then at Dunstan. In 1735 the town hired another school master, Robert Bailey."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"87). Judging from the teenagers and children in the group portrait, families must have been among the employees staying in the housing."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Memorial Library Entire families, including children, found work processing sardines. During the season workers came from Campobello, Grand Manan…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Larrabee occupied the post from 1930 to 1939; his children and Johnson’s walked together to school. Starting under Larrabee in 1934, Howard “Bob”…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"It was said that some children gained free admission by hiding out in the bushes there and then blending in with the crowd entering the Park."

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

"Every day, children would go outside to recite the Pledge and the Lord's Prayer. In the 1920s, the Pledge of Allegiance was introduced, and in the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"Ezekiel and Eunice Hitchcock Porter had many children: Thurza, Jeremy, Eunice, Alexander, Elias, Augusta, Ezekiel, Sarah, and Catherine. Mr."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… economy and lives of those elderly, wives, and children left behind. Leverett and Addie Morgan's son did not want to join the war effort, so they…"

Historic Hallowell - Dummer House

"… Dummer moved to Hallowell with his wife and five children. We have learned of the successes and honor that have here crowned his life."

Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"… a jewel As the sun sets and day turns to night Children play board games by candle light Although the ice storm caused bad weather It brought…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… also made dolls' cradles and bedsteads, for the children of the town, for whom he also had a store of broken--and must we add, to be truthful--very…"