Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 1 of 5

"… student Images from the Presque Isle Historical Society by a private patron Two row potato digger, ca."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 13 of 13

"… harvest, Presque Isle, 1982Maine Historical Society Things were changing. Farms were becoming larger and more business-like."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"… Scene, Presque Isle, 1945Presque Isle Historical Society This painting by Richard Ellery is well known to Presque Isle residents."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 5 of 13

"1940Presque Isle Historical Society After the potatoes are laid onto the row by the digger, the potato picker would first fill a basket such as the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"… Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X X Eddie Theriault, born in Presque Isle in 1908, opened Eddie’s Market in late…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Oak Hotel

"… Memory Network, Maine's online museum, a project of the Maine Historical Society. 22 May 2009 <http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=23443>"

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"… County Style Presque Isle Historical Society Sadie took the clothes and hung them on a line outside."

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

"… Up in Masardis Presque Isle Historical Society When I asked if she had recess, I was shocked to realize that during the break they had…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"… Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society Construction on Riverside Park began in 1976 to coincide with America’s Bicentennial."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"Thomaston Historical Society This complex, located near the modern-day bridge to Cushing at the end of Wadsworth Street, was a thriving business…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"… described the injuries and deaths of citizens of Thomaston Maine during the Civil War. Tillson TestimonialThomaston Historical Society"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Thomaston Academy

"1855Thomaston Historical Society The Congregational Church, built by Benjamin L. Dean on land donated by Benjamin and Judith Bussey in 1826…"

Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students

"X Dani Fazio, from the Maine Historical Society, demonstrates how to correctly shoot three dimensional objects."

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"1816Guilford Historical Society Welcome to Guilford, a small central Maine mill town with an industrial heritage reaching back two hundred years…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… Win Tournament, Lincoln, 1938Lincoln Historical Society The history of the railroad in Lincoln started in 1852, when land was bought to construct…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"Lewiston Maine: Dingley Inc. 236-43. Lincoln Maine Historical Society, ed. "Lincoln's Early Mail Service." The Lincoln Historical Society. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"1890Lincoln Historical Society The Lincoln House Hotel was beginning to be built in the 1820s on the East side of upper Main Street just before Lee…"

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"… plane, 1946 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Roger Weatherbee is well remembered by many for his fly-by of Lincoln…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Bonsey Images contributed by the Surry Historical Society and the Maine Historical Society First, unbroken, primeval forest, stretching back from the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"1960Swan's Island Historical Society The Seawind, run by Fred Thomas and George Stanley, departed Swan’s Island at seven in the morning from the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Resources

"Resources Images: Swan's Island Historical Society "Penobscot Nation Cultural & Historic Preservation Department." Penobscot Nation Cultural &…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"1950Swan's Island Historical Society Telephones for family use arrived on the island during the 1920s."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… run, Swan's Island, 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The William S. Silsby was the first ferry to serve Swan’s Island, welcomed with a festive…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… Hamlin Bill Emery Alfred Herrick Antiquarian Society of Bangor John Sargent Jr. J. J. Jerome Aroostook War Cobb Dancing School Ezekiel Hopkins…"