Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"The farming region existed above the Falls, especially in the East Rumford area. For 10 years after Chisholm’s first visit to the area the region…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"He first moved to a farm on Mann Hill and the next year bought a store at Mexico Corner, becoming a prominent citizen."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… a group interested in the improvement of farming. It was later renamed the Swift River Grange and located on Roxbury Road; it is now the Free…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… and early 19th century settlers carved homes and farms from the wilderness. They used waterpower from the fast flowing Kennebec River and the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… the autumn of 1937 Ethel Cobb came to the Record farm on the middle road, she had been assigned to teach at the Parsons School."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Marion Sanborn

"She discussed her upbringing on a farm with her grandparents, and her responsibilities there. Marion Sanborn Interview, Clip One  Transcription of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… settlers left the fort and went back to their farms, and the garrison at the fort was discontinued by 1762."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… of Winter Harbor, and settlers continued to farm, fish and trade. Lady Pepperell's needle case, 1812McArthur Public Library Fighting with the…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"Athletic Field & Preble Farm, Guilford, 1925Guilford Historical Society During the season they played teams in the Penquis League."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"Edwards was born in 1836 on a farm on Transalpine Road. He entered the military on August 21, 1862, at the age of 25. Mr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… using the same canning process as that used for farm produce, such as corn. After 1873 Burnham & Morrill moved to Jones Creek at Pine Point."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… marsh; Southgate, on the Portland end of Dow’s farm; Dunstan, near the Dunstan trolley barn; and Bryants, the Scarborough-Saco town line."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Northeast Historic Film

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Thomaston Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… in the area across from the present Ladd family farm. Dist.# 2 - The schoolhouse was situated further north on the road to Farmington near the old…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… The Grange movement has evolved to include non-farm rural families and communities. According to Dennis Sven Nordin, author of "Rich Harvest: A…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… tools have been unearthed over the years through farming, construction and natural erosion. Many houses on the island have private collections of…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807

"… where two of his sons also moved, to engage in farming and other pursuits. Elizabeth Bartlett Wadsworth silhouette, Portland, ca."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Sergeant Jones grew up on a farm in Palermo and enlisted in 1861 at the age of eighteen as a private in the Third Maine."

Frye Island Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… used the big barn as a base of operations for his farming and livery stable endeavors. These businesses existed largely to supply food and…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… to Allan, retired in 1798 to his North Lubec farm. Ample clout, these two. Congress appropriated $5,000 in 1806, and not only for navigation."