Maine Memory Network

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Overview & Introduction

"… god-fearing, saloon bashing woman with an ax in her hand—and there's the prohibition-era wise guy, drinking his fill under the nose of the law…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Then the calm of peace and the growth of log huts, the ring of the ax in the great forest, and the hum of life in the home of the hardy pioneer."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… exhibit the tools of their trade: a peavey, an ax, and a shovel. Firefighter, Skowhegan, ca."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… Sett’s Mills To mending a chain To repairing an ax for ship Sally To repairing a Marlin Spike, 2 augers, a crow bar To shoeing a horse To mending a…"

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

"Hutchins, armed with an ax, felled trees and cleared a lot in the East Village. He built a log cabin and became the first resident, living one mile…"