Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… saved and included in the the construction of the new building. In the Bath Bank building were the offices for the Sagadahock Bank and the Customs…"

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

"SEE New NOTES Mary Camp Swanton and Henry Worcester Swanton, Ambrotypes, ca. 1864, BathPatten Free Library In addition to Zina Hyde, John Swanton…"

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

"In 1793, the New England Conference of the Methodist Church was held at Lynn, Massachusetts, and on August 1, 1793, appointed Rev."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… from the Masonic Hall in the Ledyard Block to the new Masonic Temple at 788 Washington Street. An image is on the Maine Memory Network of the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Webber moved the store to 194 Front Street; this new location only stayed in business for six years."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… draggers and sardine boats were built for New England fisheries, as well as an increasing number of pleasure vessels."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Edward Fentiman was born in England in 1842. He was in Moscow, Maine, when he enlisted into the war on August 14, 1864."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"She was sold to the New England West Africa Trading and Shipbuilding Association, and towed from Thomaston in 1937."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Project Overview In June of 2008, the community partnership of the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library, the Bath…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome X X What do you get when you combine local history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"Merchants' Row Text by Dakota Elwell, Danyelle Layton, and Molly Turner 7th graders at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The Customs House Text by Kimberly Mathews, Charles Mills, Courtney Mitchell, and Ashley Rusaw 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"… two hundred years; young, as far as towns go in New England, yet witness to significant change in methodology, technology, and economy throughout…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"The area became favorable to southern New Englanders because there was plenty of land for younger sons to inherit."

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"New England musters were first organized in the 1940's by the New England Fire Muster Association Incorporated (NEFMAI)."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Branches of the family spread out all over New England but the branch of Nortons that came to the Franklin County area lived on Martha’s Vineyard."

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… old Town Hall building on Second Street where it exists today, making it one of the oldest continuously operating fire stations in New England."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"In 1797 the town voted to build one meeting house to serve all the religious societies in the town. John Crosby was named “vendue-master” to accept…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… many families left the coast” and other New England regions. (The Falls: Where Farmington, Maine Began in 1776, Ben & Natalie Butler) Amid “rumors…"

Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"… crew of photographers traveled through rural New England and New York focusing their lenses on locally known landmarks, street scenes, country…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"They sold out all over New England and the Mid Atlantic States. They sold beaded crafts, wooden checkers, and many more craft supplies."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… was one of the best equipped mills in all of New England, producing cashmere and dress goods. This plant was enlarged and a floor added in 1907."