Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Phair House, the Bellstead and the Social Security Building

"Beaulier who operated it as a boarding house. Beaulier sold the house in 1944 to the Bell Telephone Company and they used it to house out-of-town…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"His family traded with Wabanakis who canoed to the area to fish, trap, and hunt as they always had. Abraham’s son John recalled that during his…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"The Guilford Board of Trade proclaimed the 100 year anniversary of the town's existence. Committees and sub committees were appointed; buildings were…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Instead of boarding his train that day, he immediately began making plans to restore the plant. In 1905, while searching for lumber, he found a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"The Mooseleuk Club voted at board meetings to which charities they would donate part of the horse’s winnings."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"The first island ship we know of was the 105-ton Lively, built in 1772 in Somesville, probably by Abraham Somes, only a decade after he settled."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Galen Moses was also the president of the Bath Street Railroad, Bath Gas and Electric company, and the New England Ship Building Company."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… office is at one of the schools, but the school board meetings are still held at City Hall. Also, the Bath Police Department has its own building…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"Running a licensed house was one of the few trades open to women and the tough-minded Mrs. Greele achieved legendary status by extinguishing her…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"He immediately turned and saw Haley stuck, then raised the alarm. Haley, at the age of 70, died with great accomplishment."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"… (1830-1918) of Brewer often dove off a pile of boards on Covaly's wharf in Hampden in order to retrieve an egg that his friends dropped in the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"Joseph Berry built the Knox House (later changed to Knox Hotel) in 1828. A stable stood in the rear, the source of a disastrous fire in 1915 that…"

Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… Middle School/SAD4 Guilford Economic Development Board Guilford Memorial Library Piscataquis River Festival Lilac Capital of Maine Chicadee Capital…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Brick Works

"… to one entry on September 7, 1805, Knox sent on board three different vessels a shipment of 61,500 bricks, 40,000 bricks, and 5,000 bricks, all…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Islanders were forced to trade with both sides, as a matter of survival, and records show that several island men were conscripted into the British…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"… receive 66¢, and that Knox was also to provide “board, lodging, and washing, but not their liquor.” Later, in 1801, Jacobs took out a lease on the…"

Guilford, Maine - CONTACT US

"… Site Administrator GUILFORD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD Carrie Fellows, GEDB Chair/MCHP Member MCHP Events Coordinator - 876-3407 PISCATAQUIS…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"Oftentimes, sand was applied with paint to imitate the texture of stone. Both Mount Vernon and Monticello have this feature."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"I then went on board & examined her machinery guns & work generally which was all plain and of the very best material and painted & varnished and…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"… building technology – no traditional Swedish board and batten, clay tile roofs, or hinged windows can be seen."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… drafted, but not accepted so the entire planning board resigned in frustration. The Town Dump closed for good and a crude transfer station was…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… curtains The wood shed & out house fence Rough boards no paint Resivoir scuttles cast iron set in granit square blocks." View additional…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Bangor, 1849

"Raynes (1830-1918) pictures him as he is about to board the bark Suliote on January 24, 1849, sailing from Bangor to California and the Gold Rush."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"The company also built a large boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row for their workers’ families, a stable and two barns."