Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… choices about what the tribe would do and made big decisions. Works Cited “The Stanislaus Family.” Various articles."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Landeen Family History

"… gentle giant; he got that name because he was so big and strong, but he loved kids and he never got in a fight."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"These families were by necessity forced to be close-knit and rely on each other at work and at play."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… 1876, at age 29, he died at the battle of “Little Big Horn” in Montana under the command of William Armstrong Custer."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"In he summer they would have soda in big tubs to keep it cold. We would just pull up and double park, haul the ice around back."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"Savage and Family in front of the Big Barn, Asticou, Northeast Harbor, Maine 1912Northeast Harbor Library John used the big barn as a base of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"1909Jesup Memorial Library Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, ca. 1884Abbe Museum Mount Desert Island began to change both culturally and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"He lived next door to a family who had a big barn and remembers running as fast as he could to get past the horses."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"Her father and her whole family went in the car to the fair, which was about four miles from her house in the country."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"… that could be carried away in hand, some bought big-tag items: rustic furniture or 18-foot birchbark canoes."

Music in Maine - Music and Television

"… including Schooner Fare’s Steve Romanoff and big band musician Tony Boffa. Dave Asstor Show "Regulars" Suzanne Svenson on Dave Astor…"

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

"… installed in the 1960s) on the former site of the big barn and he and his family moved in and began to live in Asticou on a year-round basis."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… was sold by the barrel, and molasses came from a big hogshead kept in the back room. There was also a big kerosene barrel, and customers came with…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"The Andrews' supplied granite to big local projects as well. The quarry on South Street was opened to supply stone for the Western Division Railroad…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"A hat, gloves, and a big umbrella complete the picture. Children often prompted photographers to be less formal and more creative in composing studio…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"There are big farms called agribusinesses across the Midwest and they capture much of the market. Maine farms again try to focus on particular crops…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Eureka Hall, Stockholm

"It had a wide variety of businesses and was a big part of town. Some of the things were: It was a general store, barber shop, pool table, a jail cell…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"… Buildings The Old House, Harbor Cottage, The Big Barn and the Old Ell were not the only structures in Asticou to move, expand, or morph into new…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"Then the Big Flood in 1936 came along and wiped out the Ridlonville Bridge. Many homes and businesses along the Androscoggin were destroyed, some…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"and they have to use big machines with traffic coming in every direction. When you’re in war, you have to move around a lot and try not to get hurt…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Peg’s Gift Shop, Blue Heron Restaurant, The Pub, Big Tree Boating, The Dark Harbor Shop Ice Cream Race, July 4th Parade and Chicken Barbeque…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"In he summer they would have soda in big tubs to keep it cold. We would just pull up and double park, haul the ice around back."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"Like David Jeffries, a big part of his contribution to the company was financial. He was also a member of the executive committee for the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"The west also appealed to big companies because there was a greater amount of trees there, for the companies to collect their lumber from."