Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"Clearing land, planting crops, seeking shelter, caring for animals, making clothing - the tasks of human existence vary little at the basic level."

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"Not only were they housing people in shelters but the number of Red Cross shelters activated and filled was the most in Maine history."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"There were many people who went to the shelters and they had many mattresses all over the floor as beds."

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"… the first Native Americans who settled near the sheltered waters to the present day, farmers, fishermen, merchants, educators, artists, summer…"

Historic Hallowell - A Walk On The Streets During The Ice Storm

"… bugs on the ground, no birds in flight Inside the shelter the elderly are asleep They’re too frightened to laugh, but too hopeful to weep Thick…"

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… to some very basic elements: food, family, shelter and health, both physical and spiritual. When it comes to the frailties of the flesh Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… people gathered to friends houses or the shelters that were provided for the people with out power."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels

"… to serve basic human needs of food, clothing and shelter, to harvesting and developing the land for commerce and trade taking place both on land…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"By this time Augusta Civic Center became a shelter for people without power. January 10, 1998. •DAY 4."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"Gentle slopes led down to the deep and sheltered channels on tidal waterways. Timbers could be laid down on the shores for ships and then easily…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"… onto the island and then they made a shelter. In the fall Joseph went back home. to get the rest of his familly."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… quickly discovered the ease of providing food, shelter, and clothing for their families. The surrounding forests provided wood for building and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… sailed "downeast" from the Boston colony to a sheltering bay at the foot of the blue hill. Armed with a grant issued by the Commonwealth of…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… of impoverished families in Maine who needed shelter rose tremendously. Several Sisters, including Sisters Patricia Mooney, Michele Aronica, and…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"… that people were struggling to keep warm and find shelter where there was food as police had to help people out of their houses."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"And so they were going to different shelters, I think that the Augusta Civic Center was one of the shelters. That was a little bit worrisome."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"He was a cooper, a maker of barrels, and the sheltered harbor near the head of Somes Sound offered running water and plenty of hardwood."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… plenty of wood —build five places in our little shelter tents, and live like nabobs.—(minus the pomp) We have plenty of work – enough to eat – and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"Churches are also used for shelters, concerts, weddings, and celebrations. Bradley Arnold “How does this topic connect to you in your life today?”…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"I might not be able to have a shelter from the weather and diseases. If the store didn’t exist back then people couldn’t build houses, and there…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Some wanted to continue westward toward the more sheltered part of the bay, while others wanted to turn eastward and establish themselves on the more…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… third night on cots made from bows under a low shelter of trees before they found the camp. Because of this adventure, his spinal problems…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… Library The Old Ell is now a year-round home sheltering a family of four and its sixth generation of Savage family descendants."