Maine Memory Network

The Cedars

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John Mooney, Presque Isle, ca. 1910

"… photo accompanies the words "John Moon," with the rest of the name torn off. On the back is written: "John Mooney #303 ca 1910." Mooney was a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 10 of 13

"… be a chance to catch up on picking potatoes or to rest or play. This picture shows the Myron Gartley farm in 1976."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"… a living off the sea that separates them from the rest of the world. Much has changed since people first set foot on the shores of Swan's Island…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13

"… the digger and powered the digger mechanism, the horses tired easily. They had to rest frequently or were replaced by another team of horses."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"Bangor During the 1940s Like the rest of America, the effects of World War II governed much of life in Bangor during the 1940s."

Ellsworth Public Library

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Barnyard gate design, Bangor, 1867

"… of the west side of the yard then follow around the rest of the yard." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Bangor, 1849

"… in my account." Raynes lived in California for the rest of his life. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes, Brewer, ca. 1838

"He lived in the Yreka, California, area the rest of his life. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin in Spanish cloak, Bangor, 1846

"He also described the rest of his outfit, including where he purchased the items. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Along with the rest of the medical field, nursing underwent rapid transformation and professionalization at the turn of the twentieth century."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"It outdid the rest of the island in the number and sheer opulence of these seasonal homes, all given grandly imaginative names such as “Bogue…"

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"Wire mills stayed about the same throughout the rest of the 1800s and into the early 1900s, using simple machines to cut wire down to the desired…"

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

"… Public Library In Biddeford, like the rest of urban Maine, the relief of growing ethnic and cultural tensions finally came about at the onset of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… through all our land, and the smiles of Heaven rest again upon a united people." -Mayor John Q. Adams, in the 1863-64 City Report These words were…"

Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society

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Abplanalp Library, UNE

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 4 of 6

"… and meetinghouses they built helped make the rest of the proprietors’ tracts more appealing to future purchasers."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"They were, like the rest of the U. S. forces, being drilled and trained under the command of General McClellan."

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"The children didn't get time to play or rest; and they would get sick from the damp, dark and dirty environment they worked in."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"… only one still in Hallowell's possession as the rest have been destroyed by time or are in museums, a true sign of our heritage."

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"In the fall Joseph went back home. to get the rest of his familly. Isaac, Peter, and Eli stayed on the island and waited for him to get back."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… it took several years for him to find a permanent resting place. The ground under his favorite oak tree shifted because of its proximity to the…"