Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The work was there for whoever needed it. We women used to have a good time. It was hard work but we all knew one another; we were like a family.”…"

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

"… Lubec, January 21, 1934Lubec Historical Society People revel in weather extremes, and eagerly document their suffering with photographs."

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

"… with the following introduction: “We greet the people of Lubec. This being their first landing of a passenger and freight steamer from the outside…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… in the state” be set up to “give our young people the same opportunities as those in other places.” By the following year, the high school had…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"People have been living on Islesboro for over two hundred years, supporting themselves and their families in a variety of ways."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"William Lawrence Plaque X Two of the last key people with a connection to Bath Savings Institution are Daniel Wilkinson and William Lawrence."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"1890Patten Free Library Some of the key people that were associated with the Columbian Block at 168 through 194 Front Street, are Galen C."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"A few key people that have a connection to Merchants' Row are John Hayden, Davis Hatch, John Tucker, Captain William Patten, Michael Gannet, and…"

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."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"When the mills started to close many people moved away. The current population in town is a little more than 100 people."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… and postcards to see what those buildings, or people associated with the buildings, looked like."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"As it headed to more stores, people were helping to save the goods but some of it was taken away by the flames."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"The Ledyard Block has had many people living and working there. As a result of these things, the Ledyard Block is important to Bath History."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"It is a popular place for the local people to eat, and many people in the winter come up and end up eating there."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"It was also the place to store files but people thought that it wasn't a safe place to store valuable documents because it didn't have a safe to hold…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"1855Patten Free Library The key people that have a connection to this property are Oliver Moses, William Moses, and Francis Fassett."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - U.S. Flagship Hartford

"There have been many people from Thomaston who have also joined me on this voyage. One of our main concerns is controlling trade to and form…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… were in 1880! Many, many farms were abandoned as people went to find work in factories in cities across the country."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Usually people want to talk to me about their pains, their anxieties, jobs, their marriage and personal affairs."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"Hard work gives you money. I worked up there and I don’t really remember how much I got paid. I would work 48 hours a week and get just over 40…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"… depression starts we read in the newspapers about people committing suicide about the great stock market crash Did you know anyone who was…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"Malaga Island. The people who lived there a hundred years ago were the concubines of sea captains and their offspring!” Needless to say, everyone in…"

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

"Many of these new people were French or English from the St. John Valley, eastern Canada, or southern Maine."

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

"… tell the others to come out or he would send more people to the Maine School for the Feeble Minded. Eventually, the state issued an eviction notice…"