Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… “river drivers” who jumped from log to log to break up jams and keep the mass moving downstream."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"… and spotted Daniel Wilkinson after attempting to break into the chandlery. After Daniel Wilkinson's death sentence, the law stating No Capital…"

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

"… go on to win 48 straight games after that heart breaking loss. The Rumford High team of 1976 was a powerhouse team, scoring an average of 83 points…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"However, we do follow the line breaks in the original document and the column setups, when they exist."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… the requirement of a strong military should a war break out. The state would be better defended as part of Massachusetts, the author argued."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"I poisoned them instead of shooting them or breaking their necks, because I would have never been able to know I was going to do something that would…"

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

"A “spudger” was used to “break up” the herring and salt on the top, and to mix bottom with top. Neither Hall nor Van Riper could communicate the…"

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

"Hall saw them in use to “break up” the salt and fish in the brining tanks. Van Riper’s photograph of the Brining Room shows one ready to use."

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

"Jordan, Williams and others, must be employed to break into the north side of the west end of the quarry."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… the ice on the Penobscot River was starting to break up and float down the river and two ice jams were formed."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… Abraham Lincoln about the Southern states breaking away, forming their own country, and having slavery."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… of worship and now it was time to make a clean break in town administration, too. In a petition to the newly-minted Maine Legislature, 176 male…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"The bamboo was really weak so it kept breaking, and people had to buy another pole. Some people made their own simple poles out of an alder branch."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"No echo of human industry to break the silence of the savage region, only the red man and his wild beast companions wandering in undisputed…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"In 1840, he fell from a load of hay, breaking his collar bone and four ribs, which brought on a fever and further curving of his spine."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… not being prepared for class, and if you were to break the rules in a bigger way you may have to serve detention."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"Breaking down these provincial barriers was difficult, and athletics led the transition to a larger, more unified school community."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"After the salmon fishing, the village would break up into bands, or groups of related families. These would disperse into their traditional hunting…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Breaking SnowNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Maine Weather: Don’t like it? Just wait a minute Climate trends, including a “Little Ice Age,” a…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Breaking Ground for Community Supported Agriculture Photo by Leah Mahoney X Skyline recently welcomed its newest tenant, organic farmer Justin…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… were developing, the South American colonies were breaking away from their respective rulers; the spirit of liberty and independence was rampant in…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"By the late 1830s, war seemed imminent. Bangor served as the terminus for fighters should war break out along the Maine-New Brunswick borders."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Eventually, Lillian was able to break into the operatic world, and became the delight of the European music community."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… inexpensive land and helped to eventually break the isolation of the area. In the pioneer stage which lasted until the 1840s and is characterized…"