Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… region work in those bigger cities and all must travel to one of them for shopping and entertainment."

Westport Island History Committee

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John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"Fannie Stevens traveled to Bangor after John Junior's death to take care of estate matters. She probably returned to Windham with the volumes of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… and followed current events relating to air travel intently, William Howard Gannett flew his plane all over the world and even sent back…"

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

"He traveled up the Seven Mile Brook (today known as the Carrabassett River) by canoe late in the fall of 1783."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Occasionally a visit was made by some traveling preacher, who would be hired to teach the winter school."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… X Picnic by the Piscataquis River, and travel back in time on the beautiful covered bridge by car or driving ATV."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… 14, 1934Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Traveling in a snowstorm from Portland to New York on 14 January 1934, the Eastern Steamship…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"Fall and spring it traveled on wheels and in the winter on runners.The number of school children riding school buses in Scarborough has risen…"

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

"Travel was mainly by foot, horseback, boat or stagecoach until the mid-1800 arrival of trains. In 1842 the Eastern Railroad built a line connecting…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… be affluent, and adventuresome, as they farmed, traveled and interacted with Ellsworth citizens. East Surry residents proudly capitalized the E in…"

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

"… wharf to collect the mail, visit the shops, travel, or just see people. Ruth says of the steamboat schedule, “Life did revolve around it."

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

"… newspapers, tourist guides and souvenir books of travel over 5,000 miles of rail and steamship lines."

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

"… a pipeline, or on a sheet already formed and traveling at a speed of 40 miles per hour. SEE NOTE Dam Construction at Rumford Falls, ca…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… a train, or to use the railroad for freight, a traveler or shipper had to cross the river. Certainly having the train into West Farmington was much…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Presque Isle’s city limits from south on Route 1, travelers are greeted with a sign that says “Welcome to Presque Isle, the Hub of Aroostook…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… first arrived in Blue Hill, Maine in 1776 after traveling from Andover, Massachusetts. Theodore was already married to one Dorcas Osgood from…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… dancers and choreographers of the century traveled to the island during this time to study with Sartorio including Paul Taylor and Jerome Robbins…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… canoes over Carrying Place bog to reach ocean travel routes. Harvested smelts and sweet grass. Ox Cart at N.W."

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

"… purchase new merchandise and fresh foods without traveling to the mainland. At its peak, homes were visited by the local fish merchant, who brought…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… progressed the Bear Clan from Tobique would travel up the Aroostook River (originally the Moosiec River (River of Moose)."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… Ernestine Rose, a feminist and abolitionist who traveled around the world. Frederick Douglas visited Bangor because to meet with Reverend Amory…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… by volunteer work and subscription, and opened to travel around 1821. There have been 12 bridges on the Piscataquis River; three at Low’s Bridge…"