Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… the custom which prevailed in those times of two-storied churches; and an echo was provided to send the preacher’s voice downwards to the pews…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"Last, the story of how it came to be impacts the town, like Issac S. Burton who donated $500 to start it."

Northeast Historic Film

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Wilson Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… about the boarding houses in Eva Wheaton’s audio story found in the Islanders at Work exhibit, click here."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"… built by the Fox family in the 1790s, the two story wooden hip-roofed building housed the grocery business of Daniel Fox and his son Daniel Fox…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"Many of the houses on Red Row were two story houses. Most had an attic and some even had a basement. Many homes in town were also farms."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"They would tell the story of how he could lift a rail road axle and turn it all the way around by himself. Source material from Joyce Landeen"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"He was said to be a story teller of great talent and an unrepentant trickster. Along with a small group of performers including family and friends…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell's First Dwelling

"… and built a comfortable frame house of two stories in front and one at the rear, according to the fashion of the times; and ever after that, the…"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"Their stories are part of Hallowell’s rich history. Through this website you can learn about the challenges they faced."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"… a single historical artifact which can tell the story of our town. Representatives from four different organizations form Thomaston's MCHP group."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"Print. Mundy, James H. Second to None, The Story of the 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry: “The Bangor Regiment”."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… through Saco and tried to come to Biddeford--the story goes that the Irish blocked the Bradbury Bridge and the French blocked the Main Street…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"… was Victorian influenced and was one-and-a-half stories tall, which some people called a bungalow. The house was considered a farm house."

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 2 of 2

"… and protect the many artifacts, photos, and stories of the rich history of our town. Stub Schultz, GHS President Brian Woodworth, GHS Vice…"

Maine Aviation Historical Society & Maine Air Museum

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Stanley Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"Redmen’s Hall was a two-story building constructed around 1905 in Swan’s Island village. From the waterfront, the hall stood out tall against the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"… in the first fish processing plants but the story she tells in this audio is about her life growing up on Swan’s Island."

Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"… further examples filling in the Maine fashion story. This is certainly true of this section,1970-1980, which is still at an early stage of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"In the 1900s, two new stories of wood and two new stories of bricks were constructed to house more visitors to stay."

Rumford Area Historical Society

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