Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"Premiums included a high of $4 for “best stud horses,” and $5 for “best bull, not less than 2 years old.” By 1901, at the 62nd Annual Exhibition of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… DURING THE CIVIL WAR (1861-65) Because of the high cost of soldier's bounties to be paid by the city, the war had an overall negative economic…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"They purchased the lot on the northeast corner of High Street and Court Street and built the North Church in 1973."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"… moved here in 1976 after she graduated from high school. After two years at Bates College, Candi married and settled in on Swan's Island to raise a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… they attend four years at Mount Abram Regional High School in Salem Township. Strong's alumni still gather one weekend each August."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… broke, and the logs washed over the dam during high water, smashing nearly every window in the first two stories of both of the textile mills…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"This dearth of high quality entertainment, in both English and French, would continue right through to the 1940's."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Meet the Team

"… Historical Society, the Scarborough Middle School, and the Scarborough Public Library. Each team has brought a unique compliment of strengths and…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"Tensions ran high on both sides of the issue and finally, the National Guard was called in to maintain peace until the matter could be quieted."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Fire at Deering High Deering High School fire, Portland, 1921Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media On May 20th, 1921, Deering High School…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"Caleb Strong of Massachusetts. High School Yearbook 1923Strong Historical Society By the 1940s Strong was known as “The Largest Toothpick…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Soldier transport ships, Bangor, 1865

"… their battles were at the entrance to the high school. About 800 soldiers marched in formation to Abbot Square."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… and September produced a corn that contained a high sugar content, thus the name of “sweet corn.” (More about Farmington's Corn Canning Industry.)…"

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

"… the completion of this extension, will tower so high above all loss or injury sustained, that many years will not pass our citizens, irrespective…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Prior to the ferry service, this meant attending boarding school, or boarding with other families in the Rockland and Mount Desert Island area."

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

"… by the crew, the ship was sailing toward high bluffs overlooking the eastern side of the mouth of the Spurwink River."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… measured about a yard across and one hundred feet high and grew so close to each other there was no room for limbs to sprout for the first eighty…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… Park, a rustic amusement park built on the banks high above the Penobscot. A round trip ticket to the park, from the Main Road just over 2 tenths…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Thereafter they were convinced to move their school to Strong, where they operated the May School until Sara's death on December 30, 1888."

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"The high school is also a big source of pride for everyone in the Lincoln area. If the school was never built, no one would have had the chance to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"It has partnered with both the Scarborough Historical Society and Scarborough Middle School on previous initiatives, most recently in the celebration…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"In high school, there were meals already prepared. In home economics, they would help with the cooking during spare time, doing things such as…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Mt. Abram High School and four MSAD 58 schools, as well Strong town office building, have switched to pellet boilers, and the mill contributes…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… assure a good reputation as well as entry into "high" or "higher" society. Aspiring "ladies" and "gentlemen" could refer to the many manuals and…"