Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"They raised their kids up the right way even after their childhoods. Once Edward was old enough to start working with him, Benjamin took him to sell…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"The size and the way cars and/or trucks use up gas has changed a lot, and the price of gas has changed too. Cars and trucks are made differently."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… of 1930's would not hit this area in the same way as many parts of the state and the country. In the urban areas of Maine, ethnic tensions and…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Welcome

"… history with deep roots, separate but, in many ways, similar. The towns split in 1821, but joined together again to form the local school district…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"In many ways, WWI introduced the United States as a world power, and military demonstrations solidified its new role."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"Business was so good the two men were known as two of only seven millionaires in the country. Dry goods stores and specialty shops were in great…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… into a hotel extending from Cottage Street half way to the town green. By 1879 Bar Harbor had 30 hotels, a national reputation and telephone…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"I read the Humane Society ads about what animals they have there know. We got our two Siamese cats from one of the ads."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… Phippsburg, looked to tourism and development as way to dig out of the state’s economic slump. It’s around this time Maine was dubbed…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… time, the men and animals had to journey their way up the high waterfalls, and thoughout the course of the journey, many of the animals and men…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"It was a way of transporting a large amount of logs to mills by floating them down rivers. Logs were also transported across lakes using booms."

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… Harry Coombs formed a partnership with his nephew Alonzo J. Harriman, paving the way for the architectural firm in Auburn known today as Harriman."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"So in a way, it was like modern-day stocks. In the early 1850’s, Hallowell built a railroad, and also in the 1900’s, the first automobile came into…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… January 1934 Lubec Historical Society By the way, that state snowplow opened the road, later Highway 189, all the way to Whiting, linking to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Marion Sanborn

"… yes I could and I did, but I don’t know…whatever way I was supposed to steer, I went the opposite way."

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

"… a much more direct route than when it went by the way of Tremont and thence by stage to Ellsworth We have now daily communication with the city and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"These can be accessed in two ways: -- at the bottom of the introductory page for each volume are links to the various PDF sections, with brief…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"These are some ways early hospitals and modern hospitals differ. Coming up with similarities for these two was a bit harder."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"In many ways, this intersection represented the trends of Bath, as the city, state, and country grew."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"… on the hose as they went to the fire, a faster way for everyone to get there. The Tiger #4 is one of the many hand tubs that Hallowell owned."

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… have an identity mark or brand and it was in this way that sorters and pickers were able to identify the logs which were to be made into rafts…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… EL schools, learning expeditions are the primary way of organizing curriculum. The subject matter of a learning expedition is a compelling topic…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… Massachusetts, and the only thing standing its way from full statehood status was a vote in Washington to admit it into the Union."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"One example, a circa 1943 yellow square shouldered, tailored, fitted waist rayon dress with a just below knee length skirt features two small pockets…"