Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"Beniah Harding Beniah Harding Interview, Clip One  Three 10th grade students interviewed local resident Beniah C."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Reed Hardings neighborhood, Hampden, ca. 1833

"Reed Hardings neighborhood, Hampden, ca. 1833 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of…"

Skowhegan Community History - Exhibits

"We invite you to take a look and you will see all the hard work and long hours that went into creating these projects."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… and events mentioned are: Allen Rogers Reed Harding Ephraim Stubbs Alonzo Raynes Rebecca Raynes Mary Ann Harding Attending school Classmates Map of…"

Historic Hallowell - Central Maine Power

"Their hard work and time restored Maine’s power in an area of such destruction, that there were those who said it appeared as though a hurricane had…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"Groups Log Cabin and Hard Cider Club, Portland, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"1895Hubbard Free Library 250 men worked at both the quarry and the granite yard. Learn more about these hard, working talented artisans."

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"… Kennebec and who were the movers, shakers, and hard rock breakers? Communities grow where nature provides raw materials and the ready access to…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem

"Ice gripped the land with a hard hand as it softened neighbors’ hearts. Generously shared firewood and nourishment kept families warm and fed while…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 4 of 4

"… one time the husband felt bad because she had a hard time. He stuffed a dollar in her hand as they were leaving and told her not to tell his wife."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"Raynes James Stratton Dr. Moses Adams Mary Adams Reed Harding Dr. Increase Sanger Hampden House Rufus Prince Clara Cary Mabelle Martin Ada Martin"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Ice harvesters have had a hard time with the flood also. Two nearly build ice shacks have been blown in the river by a gale."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Life on the log drive was hard. The men worked hard 14 to 16 hours a day. They had four meals: breakfast, two lunches, and a supper."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"This was a very hard fire to fight. In the end the fire department lost 2,000 feet of hose and much more in expensive equipment."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"Hard currency was scarce. There was, however, one commodity available to the settlers, that required only hard work, fire that trees that had ten…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Biddeford's textile mills however, were hit hard by the stoppage in cotton production & the cotton blockades."

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"SPECIAL EVENTS A community that works hard will often play hard and Guilford has always enjoyed its infrequent respites from labor."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"We think it hard that you settle the lands that God gave us without making us some consideration. -Passamaquoddy Chief Abowadwonit (1763)."

Historic Hallowell - Disasters - Natural and Man-made

"… this exhibit that gives the viewer an insight into an important part of Hallowell's past. Students hard at work on disaster project X"

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"Through tragedy, hard work, and getting closer that’s what happened on day 3. Written by Naomi Harrison"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 1 of 2

"… Paul Guay this was the worst of any ice Storm that has hit Maine because It was hard to repair the so many cars once”. Written by Steven Guay"

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"Q Was it hard to get to mail boxes? A Yes it was there were ice and branches blocking the mail box. The police are the only ones that can postpone…"

Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"… to the mill, such as ice on the river, making it hard to get the cotton delivered. There were steamships that transported people between Hallowell…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"… by so doing we can contribute in the least to soften the hard labor before you.” Read a transcription of this letter, "Soldiers of Biddeford" "