Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… Street, past Merrill & Hinckley’s store (which is still there), across High Street and back down Main Street."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"After his dinner he stood up and made a life-saving announcement! He was to build a spool mill on the same site as the little sawmill, already a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"Today, most soldiers still look up to the brave and heroic soldier, Gary Ivan Gordon. Shawn Kinkead "Create a ‘why’ question, research the answer…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"This was after the war. It is still standing near Rite Aid. The monument is of a “dough boy”. A dough boy is a specially trained soldier who is able…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Swan’s Island is still divided into three distinct areas: Atlantic, Minturn, and Swan’s Island village."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"… to destroy or throw out any building or part of a building that was free from rot and therefore still had some life left in it. The Old House..."

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"That’s still happening a lot these days. In the homes, their life must’ve been easier, though. They would have different methods of cooking."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"… seventy years before my grandmother was born and still exists today. When she was young, the Fair was three days long."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… along the original County Road and side streets still remain, representing a strong architectural link to the town’s unique heritage."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"There was still a good deal of agricultural activity going on in the area, but new industries taking advantage of the river and the sea were starting…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"In Blue Hill Bay there still sits an island called Long Island that was once a thriving community but now is void of anyone."

Stetson Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… the higher level of education in Farmington can still be felt today. Jacob and Lyman Abbott's Desk, Farmington, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"That way they still had money coming in to pay for their house, their crops, and feeding their animals. Ben also had sheep and cattle."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"Slavery may also still be going on. My family or people I know could be involved as slaves or they might have owned slaves."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… Dill "How does this topic connect to you in your life today?" Railroads connect to my life today because I live next to the railroad tracks."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"Most of Penobscot County sold the papers and the county is still here today. On January 6, 1939, Alexander M."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… neighbors have lessened over the years, but they still remain. Malaga Island in 2012 Malaga Island By Kate Philbrick, 2009 X The community on…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… MDI over the next several hundred years, they are still here, and have played an important role as members of the community into the present."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"Even then, he still logged. Evidently, logging was a very big part of his life. Drawing of the Corro House, built by Jacob Stinchfield Drawn by…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"If it never existed, then we would probably still have a town caller and would still be writing notes."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… of someone without capital of his own, who still managed to provide a good life for his family -- at least for a time."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"It's the oldest bank in Bath still running, having been in business since 1852. The bank holds a lot of peoples money."

United Society of Shakers

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