Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… there were just a few spots on the island that people could actually walk outside. old shoddy mill X Spinning Mill X Before bridges on…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… Shop and Terry's Chevron station served local people as well as other people passing through the city."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The people of Bath were very proud of the station. It was reportedly one of the finest and most modern railroad stations in New England."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"The people associated with the Dreamland were Samuel Davis and William H. Van Dorn. Samuel Davis was the manager of the Dreamland from when it was…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"Govenor William KingPatten Free Library Many people were involved with the fundraising, construction, and businesses associated with the Customs…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"He was a financial genius that many people relied upon for help when constructing the library. Sadly enough, this great man died at age 79."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"There were many people involved in the construction, but F.M. Churchill of Portland was the lead architect."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… detailed description of activities, places, and people in the Civil War. For example, in his letter of May 23 ,1862, he reports that his unit was…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… father, Charles Davenport, are the most important people connected to this location. George P. Davenport was born at 55 Front Street, his father's…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"He was such a good rod man that he worked himself out of that position to the more exhalted office off division engineer, which means supervision of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"People were out of work or on a wage scale that precluded any extra pleasure trips, and fewer people were riding the trolley to Portland for shopping."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… the business, he understood how to hire the right people for the job and how to execute his creative vision."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"I was so excited to see the students working so hard to get everything perfect. They were so cautious in making sure they handled the artifacts…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… Scarborough Marsh has long been important to the people living near it. Here the Sokokis Indians found an abundance of fish, shellfish, waterfowl…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… Society During the Civil War, Maine laborers worked in logging, milling, papermaking, built ships, fished, and processed fish; mined and cut…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"Even when cotton manufacturing became scarce, they worked on army tents, wagon covers, heavy drills, and jeans for military use."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club

"… of knowledge, the training of power; and the working of a spirit of human solidarity, a comprehension of the continuity of life: its universal…"

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

"… While most immigrants were drawn to the area to work in the huge textile mills, many became entrepreneurs in their own right and opened small…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"Through working together, these communities have been able to quell incredibly violent and costly infernos that have consumed both sides of the Saco…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"During its period of operation, famous people who landed at the Scarborough airport were Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and Wiley Post."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… successful and ultimately employed thousands of people. By 1959 Snow’s had become part of the Borden Corporation."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"I feel badly for all the people who lost their lives. I wanted to know more. I really do hope all kinds of people think about this day of sadness."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"They lived and worked throughout Biddeford, from the coast to the hills. Many of them built graceful, stately homes throughout town--some even with…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 9 of 17

"… immigrants migrated to Biddeford and Saco to work in textile mills, ice harvesting manufactures, lumber mills, and granite quarries."