Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"All of these women have provided caring and dedicated medical services to the community of Swan’s Island for close to one hundred years."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"… encompasses clothing for people who identified as women, with a smaller representation of menswear and childrenswear."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"This factory had been organized by local farmers, and the farmers named the factory the Sandy River Cheese Company."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… Tucker, Ben Godsoe, and Carl Stinchfield how to organize narratives and photos for their website. Maine Community Heritage Project Training X…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"Ashley, published by Second Baptist Church, 2003. ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES Baptist Sewing Circle, PO Box 43, 491 Pendleton Point Road, 734.2022…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"In addition, year-round organizations including Islesboro Island Trust, Boardman Cottage, Islesboro Sporting Club, the newly renovated Islesboro…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… items contributed by over 200 historical organizations around Maine; nearly 100 online exhibits that explore a diverse range of themes and topics…"

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

"Sports Organized Sports Swan's Island softball team, ca. 1978Swan's Island Historical Society Much as the 1950s were all about the Brooklyn…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"… Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) was a fraternal organization that became popular on Swan's Island in the early 1900s."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization made up of Civil War veterans from the Union Army."

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

"… Strong offered a variety of social and service organizations, including the Gift Club, Senior Citizens Club, Aurora Grange, American Legion, Order…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Over the years, many types of organizations have formed on Islesboro to keep its occupants occupied, everything from Free Masons to Girl Scouts."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The religious communities on the island continue to operate as important social and charitable organizations."

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

"… quickly realized the potential and scope of this organization and set about to foster all aspects of SIES's mission."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"They organized to raise funds to help furnish it. They held auctions, catered, had food sales, sold lunches at the mills, had booths at the county…"

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

"John Rounds was an ardent crusader for the organization of a local volunteer fire department. His big problem was not downright opposition, but…"

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

"… was supplied by the Maine Seacoast Mission, an organization founded in 1905 to help Down East island communities."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"In 1834, Swan’s Island was organized as a plantation, and in 1847 John Dodge divided unappropriated lands into lots of fifty acres each to be sold at…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… Society This quasi-municipal non-profit organization had a board of three trustees elected by the voters of the district."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… on the Church Block that are still there are women's faces cast into the iron columns. Haley bill for Church Block, Bath, 1886Patten Free…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… of Fly Fishing in Manchester Vermont as part of an exhibit entitled: “A Graceful Rise – Women in Fly Fishing, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Fishermen and women would use bamboo for the material to make fishing poles back then. The bamboo was really weak so it kept breaking, and people had…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Ladies' Third Annual Banquet, Farmington, 1893

"This was organized by an ad hoc group of women rather than one of the organized clubs in Farmington."

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… jackets; or uniforms associated with national organizations like the Red Cross. This image gallery offers examples from this small, yet hopefully…"