Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Historical Buildings

"… the regional natural resources and the methods of construction used illustrate its values and how it saw itself in relation to others."

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"Whaling History These are methods and tools used to whale. The first European whalers were the Basques, from the Bay of Biscay."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Civil War

"… the skills to answer the following: What research method is appropriate for your inquiry? What are appropriate ways to gather, synthesize, and…"

Mt. Desert Island Hospital

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"The text included explanations of the latest methods that nurses were expected to employ in 1928, which included the techniques for proper leeching…"

Caribou Public Library

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Historic Hallowell - Energy

"They would have different methods of cooking. For example, people might have had to go to bed on time with the sun."

Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"… historian Valerie Cumming stated “All of these methods cannot recapture the past without imposing upon it our system of values.” What survives in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… cultural studies and social history methods Today’s boundaries of the state of Maine are easy to picture in the far northeastern corner of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… to standardized construction timelines and methods to protect their borrowers and collateral – these standards help ensure a successfully completed…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"… surgery; administering ether anesthesia by drop method; giving nursing care, post-op, for two or three weeks.” In the 1890s the organizations that…"

Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"1900Maine Historical Society Such methods for organizing photographs was thought to provide browsing capability and improved access, and while…"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… of these collections documents the varied methods of collecting throughout MHS’ institutional history."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… and squatters who saw independence as a method to obtain their own land. Additionally, towns in York County sought to remain part of Massachusetts…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… roadways and riverways in the form of more direct methods. These displays of Wabanaki diplomacy and political action have strong echoes with…"

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

"… such as climate, population, and advancing new methods in education. Breaking SnowNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Maine Weather: Don’t like…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"Devlin, Douglas W. Police: The official Police Method Of Arrest and Self-Defense. N.p.: n.p., 2003. Genealogical and family history of the state of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"1 Jan 2010. (N) Ghere, David L. "Myths and methods in Abenaki demography: Abenaki population recovery, 1725-1750." Ethnohistory 44.3 (1997): 511-534."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"Works Cited Bailey, May E. The History of Methodism in Lincoln. Lincoln: United Methodist Church, 1954. Print. The History of the Town of Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"In Lincoln, trains were the primary transport method. Railroads now: Trains now run on fossil fuels or electricity."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… to pull many more traps in a day using the latter method. Once on deck, the trap is emptied. Hopefully, the trap contains lobsters, but there may…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… teachers, and different, more varied teaching methods. Furniture Anders, grade 8 19th century school desk on display at the Scarborough Historical…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"New cash crops were proposed and new agricultural methods were implemented, and while the changes helped the state’s farmers somewhat, the…"