Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library, tables & fireplace, 1924

"Lincoln Memorial Library, tables & fireplace, 1924 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln Memorial Library…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Starch Factory, c. 1965

"Potatoes that are not suitable for sale as table stock are processed into starch or cattle feed. View additional information about this item on the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library, 1924

"… off the beautiful original furniture including tables, chairs, check-out desk, and podium. Many of these pieces are still in use at the library…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"These stools and tables were often made out of pine or oak boards by the students' parents. By 1880, children sat in individual desks that were…"

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

"We had a great big, long table because there were lots of us, and all those gifts were right on the table, one from each merchant."

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"They would sit at the table drinking coffee and sharing stories. They had the living room closed off with a blanket to keep in heat."

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

"… she placed the clothing on a pantry board, or table, and one piece at a time ironed the clothing to get the wrinkles out."

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

"… old ticket booth, a kitchen, and ample space for tables. The second floor has a stage, a large open floor, and a concession area that still holds a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"he has no fear. will stand on a table and jump without scringing off on a hard floor will jump from the top of the shed about 8 feet his element is…"

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

"… will be in.” And it was." The hall had a pool table, foosball, and other games for the kids. Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island…"

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

"… were: It was a general store, barber shop, pool table, a jail cell that was really just a holding cell, bowling alley, a movie theater, and a ice…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"… plans.” That night it was quiet at the dinner table. Both parents were surprised that their son was going into the war."

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

"… of the lobsters caught were to keep food on their tables. During the ebb and flow of the major fishing times for cod, haddock or mackerel, lobsters…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… whiskey glasses in hand rest their elbows on a table displaying a liquor bottle (pictured at right)."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… with wooden crates and boxes using them as seats, tables, and shelves for storing foodstuffs, cooking utensils, basketmaking tools, and other…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… clean ice, you know, without snow..” Ice Table frozen in place.Hubbard Free Library “It was a tough time then."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"… settlers and finishing with a genealogical table of the towns’ inhabitants. Thousands of events were related in a chronological order, and concise…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2

"… qualify as such, but would bring something to the table in terms of interest, ability, insightful input, and most important, a passion for our…"

Old York Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… This was when a group of veterans sat around a table or out in the hall and sang old war songs, talked about war experiences, and swapped accounts…"

Bridgton Historical Society

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… the children and household chores when they went home. The work was dangerous and many children lost fingers on the cutting tables." Civil War"