Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… More Wheat and More Animals” Unfortunately, the winter of 1917-18 was a difficult one which wiped out a large portion of bee hives."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"In the winter snow was brought in to cover the floor on one side to help the sliding. This was called “snowing the bridge.” The old bridge was closed…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… the Medieval Warm Period, a group of people would winter at the mouth of Presque Isle Stream. They lived in a 3 meter wide, 6 meter long birchbark…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"In the winter she stayed with friends in Lewiston. The Rangeley Record ran her obituary ending with this message: “Rangeley has lost one of its most…"

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"… laying the main 24” pipe, and the onset of the winter of 1913-1914, work was stopped until the spring of 1914."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… to play anywhere, sliding down the streets in winter, exploring the surrounding woods, and playing in the brook in summer."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"When the old Queen’s Hospital closed in the winter of 1942-43, it contained 60 beds, but old hands remembered up to 98 patients treated inside at one…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… Bradley Peters proudly wears her large fur lined winter coat, an elaborate piece of Victorian clothing that appears to be twice her size."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… Society This ambrotype captures a sunny winter day on Middle Street in Portland during the 1850s."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Around 1869 and 1870, the winter weather in Massachusetts and New York was warm, so they bought their ice from Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Around 1869 and 1870, the winter weather in Massachusetts and New York was warm, so they bought their ice from Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"In the winters of 1824-1826, Jeremy taught the first school in the area. He had to ride to school on horseback and his home was 6 miles away from the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… Ski Club, founded in the early 1920s, offered winter Nordic and Cross Country skiing, and hosted an annual winter carnival, first at its ski jump…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"The piers were built on the river ice during the winter months (January, February, and March) in 1893."

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

"There were many crews working in the woods in the winter. In 1902, the Standard Veneer Company (owned by Warren Trafton and Allen Quimby) purchased…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"During the winter they visited the Maine State Museum and the Archives to further their understanding of how history is saved and recorded."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… a lot of grumpy people out there in the cold icy winter. This terrible beauty helped everyone move through eight days of terrible."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"When it was winter, the year round loggers chopped down trees. They worked in crews with four or five men."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… and turnips to get them through the first winter. The Sandy River provided great amounts of salmon, which was smoked and stored for later use."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… her own janitor and kept the fire going in the winter as I'm sure that Eleanor Wendell Taylor also had to do."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"People went out on the river ice in the winter and cut blocks of ice with large snows. They stored the ice in big barns with hay and sawdust."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… a two-wheeled hose reel, and a sled for in the winter. They were paid around three dollars a year."