Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… history and identity, but they all have much in common besides orphaned stone walls, abandoned cellar holes, and discontinued roads."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Georges Valley High School

"This project has allowed community members a common endeavor to focus on with students in two classes."

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

"… on front for the singers; the other two having common seats forward for all who chose to occupy them, and a tier of wall pews in the rear… The…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… Block, each constructing their own unit, sharing common walls. In the late 19th century, pre-existing wooden stores were gradually replaced with…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… pickerel, minnows, lake chub, golden shiner, common shiner, redbelly dace, creek chub, white sucker, hornpout, pumpkinseed sunfish, and American…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Culture

"… it served as a gathering space for citizens with common cultural concerns, and it was considered to be the repository of items of historic…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Liveries were common in the age of the railroad, and a large one was on Washington Street until about 1860."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"While some were born and raised in the area, and others came to live and work in the town later in life, they all spent time living in and enjoying…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Sheep were a very common animal in New Portland. Shortly after families used their agricultural skills for survival, they began to expand these…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… in the Franklin Chronicle stated, “The beautiful common in our village –that should be the pride of ALL our Citizens – has been given up, we regret…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… the early years of settlement fireplaces were the common means to heat homes and businesses. Until the advent of Franklin Stoves and other enclosed…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"1848Hubbard Free Library One of the more common, but interesting, products was handmade clothes pins produced by one of the city’s more colorful…"

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

"… 20th century architectural styles that are still commonly found in the Colony are the 4-squares, gabled-L farmhouses, craftsman bungalows, folk…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… said: Resolved : That the interests of of our common schools, and the teachers having them in charge, not only require the fostering care of the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"Here students, who wanted more than a common school education, could prepare for college admission. The sisters provided an opportunity never before…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… name has been incorporated into one of the most common words we use today: cereal. Aurora Grange #202 Float The Aurora Grange in Strong…"

Historic Hallowell - Dummer House

"As a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Kennebec County, in 1794 he presided over a paternity case involving one of Martha Ballard's patients."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"… Society The village of New Portland was commonly known as West Portland and today is referred to as the West Village by most people that live…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.” The local American Legion Post was renamed the Connor/Trafton Post in Sergeant…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"It was common for children to start their first full time job at the factories around the age of seven, but some children as young as five years old…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Dirigo Writing Book, Farmington, 1887

"… book called the "Dirigo Writing Book for Common Schools" was published in Portland by Loring, Short, and Harmon--Booksellers and Stationers in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"They have few things in common. For example, both of them sold and fixed cars. They were both also located on Main Street."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… Society Both then and now: Tracks became common in Lincoln, due to the paper mill’s business."

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

"… Society Being an island community, one would commonly assume that various forms of the fishing industry were vital to the economy of Islesboro."