Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The father would take a train on Friday evening and spend the weekend with his family and go back on Sunday night by train and be ready for work on…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"She was the very first physical training instructor at the school, specializing in calisthenics and kinesiology."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… ahead of its time in providing advanced academic training to young ladies. From 1843 to 1851 Jacob served as the principal of the Abbot Institute."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… them with snow in boxes and shipping them by train from Ellsworth to Boston. Some farmers hung on and there were at least five commercial dairies…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… with a chemistry lab, a physics lab, and a manual training shop. At this time there were approximately 1200 students attending SAD #4 schools with…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… ship transportation in Yarmouth was essential, as trains hadn’t yet come to the interior. The Town Hall, Masonic Lodge, North Yarmouth Academy, the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"As the popularity of train transportation grew, it allowed more isolated residents to enjoy cultural activities in other larger communities."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"And a train stop was created at Mount Desert Ferry, in Frenchman Bay, from which a steamer ran to Bar Harbor."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… to describe institutions whose purpose it was to train school teachers) first appeared in the United States in 1839, where their success influenced…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"With almost no formal training in the area he quickly began working his way up the ranks. His tasks in the field began easy at first, simply…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"A dough boy is a specially trained soldier who is able to fight one on one with the enemy. This is unlike most soldiers who fight in tanks or in…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"The Carlton Bridge is now only used for trains, and the Sagadahoc Bridge now acts as the way to cross the Kennebec River by car, foot, or bicycle."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Many trains stopped there each day to pick up local products, or to deliver dry goods, furniture and other items to local residents."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… Loring writes that the minister’s children “were trained to habits of industry and economy so as to be examples to those of his flock”."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"This system of automobile and train ferries continued until the Carlton Bridge was built at the south end of downtown in 1927."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… store, church, cemetery, schools, post office and train station, road commissioners, social organizations, and blacksmith."