Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"A captain’s cabin was as finely finished and detailed as his house. Ship's Caulking Tool KitDavistown Museum Work was plentiful for ship…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… operation, ruining tons of inventory other than finished goods, and damaging machinery and building alike as the water rose to levels of eight feet…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"For example, if Line 21 called Line 51, and Line 51 was busy, then operators had to wait until Line 51 was clean, then call Line 21 back and connect…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"I'm staying here and I'm going to finish what I've started”. She said she understood, and to make sure to call often, and that she loved me."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… October 25th, 1927, after the Carlton Bridge was finished, the Maine Central Railroad passed the first train over the newly built structure."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… and east to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with steamboat lines which also included the major lines on the St. Lawrence River."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… Guilford of Maine Guilford Woolen Mill Finishing Room Crew, ca, 1890Guilford Historical Society In 1824, the first dam across the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… haul their traps by starting at Prouts Neck and finishing at Higgins Beach. This type of breeze usually occurred daily, but the lobster fishermen…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… 23, 1870, however, Burleigh's work was not yet finished - only six of the 25 log houses had been built."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… did everything: skinning, gutting, boxing and weighing, from start to finish. As usual in a traditional industry, there was no assembly line."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"When finished in 1904, a huge dedication ceremony took place in Bank Square that was attended by hundreds of people."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… and computerization of wrapping and shipping the finished product. In-depth studies aimed at placing Boise Cascade in the lead of manufacturing…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… this rate the work is now progressing, it will be finished and the cars running over it by middle of September."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… heart, we’ll be with you at the start, At the finish we’re waiting to cheer you. CHORUS The trophy seen earlier was won at Bass Park in Bangor in a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"These included finishing nursing school, being a part of the army, and, most notably, being a POW for a three-year period during WWII."

Colby College Special Collections

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… sought commodity used to lime farm fields and finish interior walls. The gypsum and grinding stones to supply the mills were among the goods…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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