Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"These spool bars were sent to the Clark Thread Company of New Jersey to be threaded. In 1873-1875 a Scottish industrialist made visits to Lincoln on…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1820 to 1865: Temperance and the Maine Law

"… came from brewing or the hundreds of kitchen bars that appeared after 1851. The growing middle class, still largely Yankee, enjoyed an occasional…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"She then returned to turn her vengeance on the bar and Harry Cole. According to the Portland Transcript of April 14, 1849, "Mrs."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"John Elliot had built a tavern in 1807, it had a bar and liquor was sold for 3 cents a glass. This area was bypassed when a new road was built and…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… newspaper, the fire was plainly visible at Bar Harbor almost 50 miles away. (Big Fire 2) Public Library catches fire, Bangor, 1911Bangor…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… the present Grange Hall and then, of course, the Bar Harbor fires in 1947 resulted in deep concern on the part of the Surry citizens whose…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Because, you know, Bar Harbor, Northeast… those are people with money." Interactions between seasonal and year-round residents varied, but there has…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… of interiors of shops, homes, schools, and bars, replete with illustrations. Even though Martin wrote much of the book in 1864, he frequently…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"Admitted to the bar in 1811, he started practicing law in Fryeburg, Maine in 1812, moving his office to Paris in 1819."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"Illegal roadhouses, kitchen bars, and clubs joined those already operating in violation of state laws X Maine License Plate, 1921 Courtesy of…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… claimed to be dry but had more than 100 kitchen bars. GALLERIES: Politics and Enforcement | Women Leaders and Temperance | Quenching the Thirst…"

Music in Maine - Sacred Music

"… children for coming-of-age ceremonies called a bar or bat mitzvah. In some rural congregations, the Rabbi and cantor were the same person."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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

"… jobs at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Bar Harbor during the 1930s helping build the infrastructure for Acadia National Park."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… Sanger interest, the Hampden House, an inn and bar, for which young Martin had many responsibilities."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… and the location changed hands from pool halls, bars, and other small businesses, until razed in 1957 due to its dilapidated condition."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Bucksport and Bangor Bar Harbor train leaving Bangor, ca. 1900Bangor Public Library This was a short line chartered March 1, 1870 to run 18.8…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… sites of Long Island’s Hamptons, Newport, even Bar Harbor. And far cooler, for even the Rhode Island and Maine shores offered limited respite…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Belgrade\Kennebec Lake system.” (Above the Gravel Bar: The Indian Canoe Routes of Maine, David Cook) It is very clear that Farmington’s Sandy River…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… spent most of the year in New York and summers in Bar Harbor. He was also an avid supporter of the Ku Klux Klan."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Other coastal communities like Bar Harbor and Camden show similar signs of great education systems. Blue Hill village was centered mostly around the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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