Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Enough farm workers left our communities to cause a great strain on those left behind during the war."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"Layoffs were common for mill workers, many of which were forced to rely on the city's Poor Farm for Assistance program."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"There could have been huge changes if the war came here and was fought, and we could have had our town or even country taken over."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Many of the people in our town would be dead without the hospitals, which means there would be fewer jobs and workers."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"The closing of the mills would cost 561 workers their jobs and impact nearly half of the town’s tax income. Building of tissue mill, Lincoln, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"Many of us followed the workers to the mill and there was John MacGregor, smiling at the door, holding an envelope for each man."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"There were also usually two workers per farm. When a mother fox didn’t take care of her young and a cat on the farm just had a litter, the owners…"

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

"The introduction of daycare centers so that able-bodied mothers could work even part time to produce for the war effort was groundbreaking."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… as an inventor, a gardener/farmer, and a worker. In a journal he began writing in 1864, Martin described a cart he invented in about 1833 -- and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "A Little Daisy," Katahdin Iron Works, 1890

"… the step-daughter Alex Morrison, of one of the workers at the Iron Works. Martin wrote that the girl's mother was ill and became an invalid and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Manufacturing in Biddeford and other cities which had access to raw materials advertised in the local newspapers for workers."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… Hotel, which served both tourist interests and workers at the Iron Works. Even though the name of the company changed over the years as business…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… they provide employment for the residents, but workers came from all the surrounding towns. Lumbermen from miles around worked to provide the raw…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"That first year, workers produced about 15,000 pounds of cheese, which was sold mostly to Lewiston and Portland businesses for 15¢ a pound."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"In spring, workers from out of state came to drive the logs. The whole thing was a year-round process."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"Tremendous numbers of workers were needed for the textile mills, and Biddeford began to experience an intense level of immigration, first of Irish…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 4 of 5

"If the workers had to use the bathroom, they would put barrels around themselves. They would have to go quickly because the digger man would start…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"After the Civil War, Aroostook County, in general, and Presque Isle, in particular, found economic prosperity in the starch industry."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, Presque Isle, ca. 1908

"… Description Photograph shows railroad workers and clerks in a Bangor and Aroostook Railroad station."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… prosperity of these times not only brought more workers to the shipyards of Bath, but also created a bustling and diverse downtown that served as…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 13 of 13

"Workers make sure the potatoes and rocks are separated. A conveyors dumps the potatoes directly into a bulk body truck No more barrels, no more…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"… from the rows by hand, although there were some workers with hand diggers who could keep up with the early mechanical diggers."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"Del retired in March 2005. He was a skilled worker and loved his job. He stills likes forestry and has twelve acres of land that he cuts for firewood."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"… a break to the potato pickers and other field workers. Worn lags would have to be replaced with new ones."