Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… out of the fields, leaving farm hands in short supply. Agriculture During World War I World War I began in Europe in 1914 and the U.S."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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

"… in Stockholm was trying to survive with scarce supplies. People started leaving Stockholm until there were very few people left."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"These businesses existed largely to supply food and transportation to the Asticou Inn’s summer guests."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… group returned to their homes in Topsham to get supplies, axes, saws and other tools to begin the hard job of clearing the land."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… all the dirt from the excavation and bring in supplies as well. It was Stevens who proposed building a high level canal with dams and locks instead…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"British ships prowled Penobscot Bay, cutting off supply routes and conscripting men into the British navy."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"May 6, 1954, was moving day, when supplies and books were trucked to the new school. Although this was accomplished in the pouring rain, nothing…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… Ledyard, had to buy another property to hold the supplies and equipment for the building. The building was interesting for a variety of reasons."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… to the mill was connected to a waterwheel which supplied most of the power necessary. Known as Guilford Woolen Company, it was leased to William…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… on the marsh declined, cleared inland pastures supplied that need. A lack of good overland routes resulted in Scarborough remaining a town of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Chisholm to Rumford, thus supplying a way for the much needed construction materials and manufacturing equipment and, in time, the means of getting…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… thriftless, lazy gang, to help them in consuming supplies furnished by the commonwealth.” As for Malaga, the report states: "after viewing…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Smokehouses and the many brush weirs that supplied herring lined the shore. Weir construction also brought a measure of prosperity to area farmers…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Each one of these towns is well supplied with handsome mercantile blocks, with banks, electric lights, water systems equal to the best, and sewerage…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Gould suggested to them that, since the supply of water was unpredictable, they should move their operations to his side of the Stream and use his…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… in groceries, hardware and ship chandler's supplies. In Dark Harbor, Williams Brothers operated a large grocery store featuring fancy goods, (ie…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… from Presque Isle to Washburn to open up a new supply of timber for the mill and at a cheaper price."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… for fur hats in Europe eliminated the winter food supply for the food foraging native people of northern Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… did not have appropriate antibacterial cleaning supplies. The equipment they used would be considered outdated in today’s time."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Maine responded vigorously by supplying the U.S. Army and Navy with more men proportionately than any other state."

Otisfield Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Bangor Public Library

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.