Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"… cut from Hallowell granite and sculpted by her artisans Hallowell viewed from Chelsea, Hallowell Chelsea Bridge, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"1895Hubbard Free Library 250 men worked at both the quarry and the granite yard. Learn more about these hard, working talented artisans."

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"… cut from Hallowell granite and sculpted by her artisans, but why stone from the banks of the Kennebec and who were the movers, shakers, and hard…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"These artisans produced some of the finest public monuments and statuary found in America. The 1850s also brought significant political change, and a…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… ~ A Character of Industry Johnny Stringer, Artisan, Hallowell, ca. 1848Hubbard Free Library One of the more common, but interesting…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… judges, druggists, opticians, superintendents, artisans and crafters of all backgrounds. They lived and worked throughout Biddeford, from the coast…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"… £216 during the 1750s, at a time when an artisan in Massachusetts could feed a family on £50 per year."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"X Artisans were attracted to Summer Street’s wealth. Painters, carpenters, smiths, and masons all were busy here between 1800 and 1920, building…"

Westbrook Historical Society

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Music in Maine - Music Makers

"… Mechanic Association supported middle class artisans and skilled laborers, known as mechanics, with a lending library, apprenticeship programs…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"This house has one of Farmington's more attractive entrances. The brick layers who created it were artisans."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Here local artisans pridefully display their creations to a grateful and supportive public. Bicentennial Quilt, Islesboro, 1989Islesboro…"