Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - About Our Project

"About Our Project MJHS students on a field trip to the Lincoln Historical Society X The Leadership Team: Lincoln Historical Society members…"

Friendship Museum

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… Davis inaugural address, 1837 profile of Bangor, trip to Bucksport   Part 5, pages 84-107 Bangor road issues, warmest, coldest days; Bangor…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… and caftans, exotic ethnic garments collected on trips to the far-east, and other non-mainstream, often repurposed items."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… from town to town along the Penobscot from making trips to Boston when necessary. When the river froze and shipping halted, the ice was harvested…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… in 1868 when the steam boats made regular trips between Bangor and Ryder Landing. The summer tourists stayed in a boarding house/inn, named at…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"Mary Cheney Gould (founder of the Bagaduce Chorale), and Marcia Chapman took a trip to visit their friend Fritz Jahoda, a famous chamber musician."

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

"… year, the new steam log hauler made its first trip to the woods. At the peak of Stockholm’s industrial development it was estimated that 330 men…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… school year began with students taking a field trip in the fall to visit downtown Hallowell. They first participated in a scavenger hunt looking…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The train continued a daily trip to Farmington to collect milk and cream at the creamery in West Farmington until the 1970s."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… from town to town along the Penobscot from making trips to Boston when necessary. When the river froze and shipping halted, the ice was harvested…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… he did a great deal of research and made numerous trips to photograph features of the area.” With his oft-present measuring wheel Avery explored…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"Sloops were built, making regular trips to Boston to transport lime, staves and cordwood, returning with cargoes of flour, bolts of cloth and…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"The trip was anything but routine and the boat she was on was torpedoed and sunk. Mattie and other survivors spent ten hours in a lifeboat before…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… on a wage scale that precluded any extra pleasure trips, and fewer people were riding the trolley to Portland for shopping."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… the team was harnessed and the wagon filled for a trip to White Cap in neighboring Rumford. This was the most famous berrying place around and…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"A ticket for the trip from Portland, approximately 187 miles, cost $4, with an additional charge for meals and staterooms."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… operations called for a train to make one round trip per day between Presque Isle and Caribou. Presque Isle Historical Society The track…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… of food, the best stretch of water on the whole trip. Then they got to Caratunk Falls, which was easier than the Norridgewock or Skowhegan falls…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… as a route by Native Americans on their annual trip to the seacoast. Skowhegan Island provided an important stopping place for the Native…"

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

"… a multitude of volunteer sources, including a trip by Nona and Joan in her truck to pick up a load of free books from the Maine State Library in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The trip from Old Town to Fort Kent would take five weeks round trip. Gould’s brother, Walter, decided to sell his business while business was strong…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… the realer the raft on the ship had been tripped. And ugh oh it came down in the water. So we went over there and got the food from it, which was…"