Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… a pastor and educator, dedicated to educating young men and women in the Farmington area, as well as other areas in and out of the state of Maine."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"… Yarmouth Historical Society Education of our young people has always been a focus for Cumberland and North Yarmouth, and the growth of our schools…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Kenneth Moon and Mark Young were the top male athletes. Surry won that event and with it a full set of encyclopedias. Village school, Surry, ca."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 2 of 2

"… 1970s The Rumford High team of 1975 was a very young team, as they started three sophomores, but still finished the regular season as the #1 seed…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"That year the young architect opened a branch office of the firm in Boston to oversee the construction of the Hotel Pemberton at Nantasket Beach."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… flight of men avoiding the draft, and the emigration of young people in search of new opportunities in the west. The Granite and Ice Industries"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"… five sons, three of whom were lost at sea as young men. One, Captain John Drew, adopted the pen name “Kennebecker” and for 17 years wrote a popular…"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"1890 These would be very young 7th graders! Click the headline above the picture to see what the real Hall-Dale students have been up to this year."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"Former Farmer Donald Gallagher talks about a young man who filled 142 barrels in a day.  Most pickers could fill 20 to 40 barrels per day."

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"… were curious about what life was like for Bangor young people in the same time period. At Bangor High School, the devastating 1911 Fire and the…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… the ascension of a yellow silk balloon named "Young America." It was the first balloon ascension in Bangor."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 1 of 3

"The present assortment of teen or young women’s wear speaks of conservative style, rather than hippie and anti-establishment garb."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"1955Maine Historical Society From young and casual versions, to the more mature and formal, the collection's "New Look" examples all have fitted…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"When shows called for young folks they drew from Surry and surrounding towns, bringing them in to fill the roles and giving them a taste of the stage."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"The young Olin FowlerSurry Historical Society Phebe’s third husband was Olin Fowler – a young man from Lubec whose father was an itinerant Methodist…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… small apartments, which housed women, some with young children, for up to eighteen-months. Run by the Sisters of Mercy under the direction of…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Giving birth meant young women going into the forest alone for 1-2 hours. They would then come back to the village and continue their everyday work."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"Even though you were really young did you have to take on any responsibilities? No not many. We played a lot and helped out around the house and had…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"It was a very vibrant scene and young Charles, together with his vivacious mother and later his outgoing wife Katharine Larchar Savage (1905- 2001)…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"1895Abbe Museum In the 1870s, Henry Richards, a young architect from Gardiner, Maine, traveled by steamer to Bar Harbor to supervise the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"… Theodore Norris Mitchell: “When my father was a young man he worked as a bellboy at the Malvern for at least ten years."

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"The mill employed young children and had to meet Hallowell School Board standards at its mill-run school."