Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lunt House, Cumberland at Center streets, Bangor, ca. 1852

"… he sold it to Arvida Hayford who is its present owner." (1864) He added a note in 1871, "Sold by J Robinson to an Irishman and moved to McGaws…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"… since the 1920s it has changed its name and its owners many times. In 1922, the business started out as Casino Motors, owned by Mr. Allie Webber."

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"Workman was a nurse and the first owner of the Workman’s Hospital that was built in 1932. The first Workman’s hospital was actually in the upstairs…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"In the late-1800s, this store was operated by Albert and Washington Daggett, and was known as Daggett Bros. store."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"The building then turned over to a string of owners, starting with the Eureka Club. The building at various times housed a movie…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"In the late 1890s, he was part-owner of a Lincoln saw mill and he later invented the first steam-powered log hauler at Waterville Iron Works in 1901."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"Provenance may stem from the original owner, a family member or descendant, written documentation, maker labels, place of origin; or be established…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"… trustee, the town treasurer, a town agent, a land owner, a collector of taxes, and a constable in Lincoln’s early years."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"The owners were William P. Leighton, Peleg T. Jones, H.G. Coburn, the Libby brothers, H.H. Fiske, the Woods brothers, Samuel H."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"In fact, the owners of the horses that did regularly race against Braden were actively seeking pacers that might have a chance to defeat Presque…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"The late Robert Slaven, descendant of previous owners of the Chase quarry on Wood Point, remembered that Blue Hill granite “rang like a bell” when…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"Over the years some owners included Micajah J. Hudson, the Hilton Family, Drake Family and Cummings Family."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… arose between Scarborough marsh diking company owners and clam diggers, boaters and fishermen who claimed that dikes shut out the overflowing tides…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"One hundred and three original proprietors (owners) purchased “home lots” of 10 acres near the coast."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… molasses and lumber principally.” He was the owner of the first ship, the schooner Dispatch, built in Hampden in 1793, and part owner of many other…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… and formal gardens, estates reflecting their owners' wealth and rank. Soon the shoreline and hillsides were filled with estates belonging to…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The Rite Aid store is still located at 3 Hudson Avenue in Guilford. Guilford Bed and Breakfast Jenna Chapman And Danica Jordan Guilford, Maine."

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

"Store owners on the island did not always expect to make a handsome profit, sometimes giving food on semi-permanent credit when they saw neighbors in…"

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

"Around 1853 a general store was established in the village and a store/restaurant has operated in the original building ever since then."

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… died in 1931 and Ella (1869-1945) became the sole owner of the Bangor property, which the sisters had turned into rental property."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… few times, Hobart & Harris Company were among its owners, until 1881 when it was sold to Piscataquis Woolen Company, owned by M.L. Hussey, H."

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."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Some of the stores had barber shops or pool parlors in them. Today there is still a sawmill in town."

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"Of course, we didn’t know it but they (the owners) knew by their books that things were going to happen. It just started to go right down hill."