Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge Text by Bryan McLellan Images contributed by Wilbur and Marjorie Saunders through the Surry Historical Society From the…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property Text by Steve Collier and Sandy Collier Images contributed by Susan Paquette through the Surry Historical Society…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… fructify, to the great circle of readers of that village and the vicinity. Today the book lover can not only sense the history of the early Water…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The early settlers wanted a Village Center and Mr. Church made that happen. His wish was to have a burial ground, a meeting house, and a green space…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"This was a small village consisting of three or four homes and some fish stores. They then followed the trail to the last house, then followed a…"

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"… your interest, invite your questions about our village, and open to view the forgotten and overlooked jewels of our historic past."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… River about a mile and a half downstream from the village, is the largest manufacturer of golf tees in the world."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He built solid buildings in Farmington Village for his businesses – he preferred brick. He had foresight in construction because his buildings had…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"1880Guilford Historical Society As the new village began to grow and more settlers arrived, simple subsistence living including home-grown produce…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… during the summer, and brought it back to the villages to eat. Some would stay home and go river fishing, and night fishing."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The people of the village were shot down in cold blood as they ran to the river in attempt to escape the flying bullets."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"A new school was built in 1954, at the site of the current town office. Islanders have fond memories and horror stories of school life before and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… to the “Fairbanks” area, north of the center village and built a mill that was in operation for several decades. Haying c."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Combined with the single school, single store, and ease of travel, the post office consolidation has all but eliminated the practical separation…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"White was an inmate of Letchworth Village, a mental institution, where Kirby was an orderly. White ran away from the institution, and shortly…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"… was located at 241 Harbor Road in Swan's Island village. What was left of it eventually became the summer home of Eric and Fran Chetwynd."

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

"Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Seaside Hall's location on the shore proved to be…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… patrons a day, now borders the present-day Avalon Village Retirement Community off Route 1A. But memories are kept alive in the stories told by an…"

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

"These distinct areas historically had their own schools, stores, and post offices, so that each could operate on their own."

Historic Hallowell - Dummer House

"… in the social life of the rapidly growing village at the Hook. Old Hallowell on the Kennebec, Nason, 1909."

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"… “head of tide,” they came at last upon the Indian village they were seeking. Settlers were greeted warmly by the “gentle Abenaki” and were able to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… mostly on the shores of Minturn and Swan’s Island Village. Spurling’s Wharf on the Atlantic side was a factory that baited trawlers coming into…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northeastland Hotel

"… Reed in 1842, was the third building in the Village of Presque Isle. In 1884, a devastating fire broke out and burned the tavern which also served…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Gordon Emerson recalls going to the village school or "old schoolhouse" in his younger years, attending middle school at the old Blue Hill Academy…"