Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"He was a cooper, a maker of barrels, and the sheltered harbor near the head of Somes Sound offered running water and plenty of hardwood."

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

"John Clement, a cooper, brought his family five years later. Clement and Roberts did brisk business, with Roberts building pinkey boats for local…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"Hard work and a spirit of cooperation instilled a spirit of endeavor and progress. “Endeavor” was the name they gave to the first saw mill."

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

"The coopers must be so regulated, and supplied with heading, as to be kept constantly at work; and they must be pushed to have a stock of hogsheads…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… Brian Leger, Greggory Lynde, Michael Nevells, Cooper Smallidge, Ezra Woodye, Caroline Yates, and Della Martin (teacher) X Blue Hill was…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… visitors and year-round residents, a spirit of cooperation and devotion to community reigned. Original Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Building…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… library, quality public and private education, a cooperative food market, a rebirth of local farming, two historical societies, a music lending…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… on Treat’s Island (Allan’s Island) 1790 • John Cooper, acting as agent for North Lubec (Seward’s Neck) settlers, petitioned Massachusetts General…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… the two day celebration was over but with the cooperation of the townspeople and the businesses, everyone felt a great satisfaction in a day well…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"He has already secured the cooperation of the Canadian Pacific Railroad to guarantee the interest on bonds to pay for the project as well as the…"

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

"Walnut Hill Creamery, a cooperative venture founded in 1892, took advantage of the availability of local milk for butter making."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Flour produced by his grist mill helped provide a more varied diet for area residents. In 1832 a canal connecting Johnson Bay and South Bay was dug…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"He has already secured the cooperation of the Canadian Pacific Railroad to guarantee the interest on bonds to pay for the project as well as the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"This proved to be a very cooperative arrangement for both institutions. The scholars attending the Model School reduced the financial commitment for…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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