Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"Good navigators produced good profits. Edward Preble Norton observed that in Hallowell at the time "Every boy who had arrived at the age of eighteen…"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… were leaders in the legislative initiative that produced the Maine Historic Preservation Commission."

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"These artisans produced some of the finest public monuments and statuary found in America. The 1850s also brought significant political change, and a…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… interesting, products was handmade clothes pins produced by one of the city’s more colorful tradesmen, Johnny Stringer."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… Forster, inventor of the machinery to mass-produce the wood toothpick. Within these pages you will find a wealth of local knowledge and treasures…"

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"… to his portraits, saying that "a fine effect is produced by the introduction of drapery, tastefully colored." Portrait of a young woman with a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"… Haskell Silk Company of Westbrook proliferated, producing the special twist thread in high demand for machine sewing."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 3 of 3

"… of a successful and growing fashion industry mass-producing an abundance of affordable American designed, well-fitting clothing for college girls…"

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

"… single-crop farms of the west, our local farms produced a variety of products for both farm use and sale to markets beyond Cumberland and North…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… later, in 1920, Marston and Brooks Company, who produced shoes, moved in. Between 1903 and 1920, the O’Brien Electrophone Company occupied one…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"And before too many years passed, Chester was producing earmuffs in a factory in West Farmington. He continued production of earmuffs until his death…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… Forster of Boston developed a machine to mass-produce toothpicks. After experimenting with many species of wood he determined that birch wood was…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"… Scotia and Massachusetts in the early 1760s had produced contradictory results, and maps of the area—when they even managed to accurately portray…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project

"The work produced by New Sweden, and its sister communities in the project (Skowhegan and Mt. Desert Island) laid a foundation that allowed MHS to…"

Skowhegan Community History - Sister Communities

"The work produced by Skowhegan, and its sister communities in the project (Mt. Desert Island and New Sweden) laid a foundation that allowed MHS to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"Surplus produce was shipped via rail to Augusta for use in other state institutions. This led to the purchase of a prison farm in nearby Warren, run…"

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

"… able-bodied mothers could work even part time to produce for the war effort was groundbreaking. After the end of the war, though, the men returned…"

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

"… "rat cheese," a favorite of islanders, meat and produce, flour, candy, and household goods. It was a long day for a store owner who kept the doors…"

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

"… infrequently to trade or purchase goods not produced on the island. Theo & Etta Buswell with sheep, Swan's Island, ca."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"… garment industry, were well able to mass produce fashionable garments, and the U.S. casual wear for which American designers are best known."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… European and American designers experimented, producing some exotic creations. In this vein, there are two American examples in the collection."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 5 of 6

"… their ability to subsist off the land and to produce for markets, and it would assure that they could pass that prosperity down to future…"

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

"That first year, workers produced about 15,000 pounds of cheese, which was sold mostly to Lewiston and Portland businesses for 15¢ a pound."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… Depression, a group of actors, directors and producers from New York City pulled together a repertory theater and acting school in an old farmhouse…"