Maine Memory Network

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

"His remains and his three wives lie in the yard of his home. Starbirds Mill X Chase Hewett Mill X Carrabassett Creamery X East New…"

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

"… house was built in 1845 with bricks from this yard. Herbert W. Kennison, a tailor, postmaster, and druggist in the North Village manufactured a…"

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

"… Book, Plant and Bake sale, Ice Cream Social, and Yard Sale are still going strong. In 1999 the library received a grant from the Noyes Foundation…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… decision to clear the work sites for two hundred yards around of all vegetation. This is because the two types of mosquitoes which carried the…"

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

"… 40-50 cents per yard, flannels 17-25 cents per yard and pressed cloth for 25 cents per yard. (25 cents is the equivalent to approximately $5.13…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… he was helping a neighbor clear debris from his yard and was killed. A man who was elderly and was from Vassalboro died when he fell down some…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… them stay with you or helping cleaning up there yard or anything else where there to help” said Lynette Bell."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"And we had a couple of trees in our yard that we couldn’t get our cars out of our garage because the trees had fallen across the garage."

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"… Product Hallowell Granite Works stone yard, Hallowell, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library A site between Winthrop Street and Central Street became…"

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

"Farm. Yard with horses, wagons, milk cans-needed) and brought new business to Lowell’s Store. Croswell's Store c."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… between three miles at its widest point and a few yards at the Narrows, depending on the tide. The bedrock geology of Islesboro and surrounding…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"As far as sports were concerned, there was only softball after school between the kids that wanted to play."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… his son Elmer (1860-1870) in the family's back yard in Bangor in August 1865. The illustration is on page 124 of Martin's "Scrap & Sketch Book"…"

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

"About 18000 cubic yard of earth have been received up to the present; 9000 from the Depot grounds in West Farmington, the west end of the bridge and…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… someone to help unload at the landing (called a yard man). The team worked hard -- two choppers could cut 6-7,000 feet of logs a day."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Barnyard gate design, Bangor, 1867

"… on the north and up of the west side of the yard then follow around the rest of the yard." View additional information about this item on the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin cone cedar tree, Bangor, 1866

"He saved it from a gale, but later a cow came into his yard and damaged the tree. He wrote under the illustration, "My cone cedar tree transplanted…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… boys of all ages were invited to compete in 100 yard dashes. On the Fourth of July, patrons were enticed with the promise of “gorgeous fireworks!”…"

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… jumpsuits, would be required to rake leaves or do yard work for retribution. Instead of shackles or chains, they were handcuffed for a short period…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The yard goods sold at the store he operated at Newbury Neck came from Boston, New York and other ports in ships which Coggins owned."

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… roofs caved in from the amount of ice buildup and yards filled with broken branches and trees felled by the amount of ice that had built up on them."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… St., Bangor, designed and built this swing in his yard "for the comport" of his children. Martin, an accountant, shopkeeper, architecture…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"… you shouldn't put your generator in your front yard because it musn't tempt others to steal it. When I was out today people kept putting out signs…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"There were also many shipbuilding yards along the Kennebec and lots of workers building these ships."