Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… Poem On the tenth of November, 1937 There was a young man named Kevin All at once with a groan Three train cars jumped alone Two cars stayed…"

Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"In 1822, a group of young men in Hallowell, anxious to improve their minds, organized the Franklin Debating Society."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"… Gardiner Young-Treasurer Joan Moes–Vice President                 Nona Young–President A Friends of the Library Committee was established, headed…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"When my mother and father were young, their houses were made of wood and had a thatched roof. My grandmother cooked on a fire pit and got water from…"

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

"… FARMS The photograph on page 10 that shows two young men loading a potato truck was taken on the Myron Gartley Farm in Presque Isle in 1976, about…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - The History of Laundry, Aroostook County Style - Page 2 of 2

"When Rena was young, her mother did this chore. As Rena grew older, she helped. Washing the clothes took two to three hours."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"Beckett, Brad. A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers. Rockland: Lakeside Printing, 1994. Secondary Source This book describes how many…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Bradley A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers Lakeside Printing, Rockland, ME, Printer 1994 Groves, Marlene A."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Bradley A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers Lakeside Printing, Rockland, ME, Printer 1994 Groves, Marlene A."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Bradley A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers Lakeside Printing, Rockland, ME, Printer 1994 Groves, Marlene A."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Bradley A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers Lakeside Printing, Rockland, ME, Printer 1994 Groves, Marlene A."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 2 of 2

"Print. Young, John. F. The Great Bangor Fire: April 30, 1911. [poem] Broadside. Special Collections, Fogler Library, Univ. of Maine, Orono. Print."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"… their reading of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Guest speaker Reverend Dr. Henry Wyman shares stories on life in Bangor during the '40s…"

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

"… creating college-level courses available to young ladies. These courses were taught by the well-educated nuns from Quebec in the city, and an…"

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"… heritage reaching back two hundred years; young, as far as towns go in New England, yet witness to significant change in methodology, technology…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"1920Swan's Island Historical Society Young and old loved to spend time at the beach. There would be dips in the very cold water, but much of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 195-277

"… wrote about working for Rufus Prince, a club of young men formed to discuss current events and other topics, the destructive freshet of 1846, a…"

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

"… and Maine State Museum Description At a young age, John Martin (1823-1904) prided himself on his accomplishments as an inventor, a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Republican Wigwam, Bangor, 1872

"… which includes the headquarters of the Young Mens Grant & Wilson Club and four men marching and singing, is on page 115 of Martin's "Scrap Book no…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823

"… born in Cromwell, England, and came to Maine as a young man. The senior Martin worked as a tailor. He married Anna Stratton in 1822 and they…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor, 1866

"… war in which we gave up three hundred thousand young good and true men to their distant & mournfull graves, and three thousand Millions in treasure…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… and Clark rented a house and "In a short time the young men who cared but little about Character visited the house in dozens and some disgracefull…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"… Saturday Evening Post covers, featuring sporty young women and men wearing shirts. As yet, examples of practical, back pleat, "Gibson Girl" skirts…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"… to the small stylish town of Wiscasset in 1800, young Eliza Southgate wrote home urging her mother to “please send my spotted muslin.” And, as the…"