Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"… women's legs were always covered, and out of the common gaze. As skirt lengths rose, neutral, light gray and flesh colored stockings became very…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 3 of 3

"… typists were opening up (by now typewriters were common in business use). Steadily increasing female participation in outdoor activities such as…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"We remember the tumultuous births of each town and recall their similar developments and common themes."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"The Circuit Court of Common Pleas in the county where any relatives resided had the ability to assess and apportion sums for the support of the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… of "late Colony of New-Plymouth" and their common name "Plymouth Company" was intentionally tied to the Plymouth Colony to justify their claim."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"… historic toast, Josselyn recorded some of the common medical uses of alcohol he observed. It also appears, however, that local Native American…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"It was common for children to start their first full time job at the factories around the age of seven, but some children as young as five years old…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Welcome

"… and North Yarmouth; two towns that share a common history with deep roots, separate but, in many ways, similar."

Life Story Center

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Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 2 of 2

"… in Pastoral Care, one does not explicate or break down one’s particular “faith” but rather experiences with another their common doubt.”"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"This practice became common and many European couturiers came to rely on revenues earned from licensing."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 5 of 6

"… these newcomers would quickly learn that it was a common experience in Maine to be harangued for payment by the agent of an absentee proprietor, or…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… said: Resolved : That the interests of of our common schools, and the teachers having them in charge, not only require the fostering care of the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… in the Franklin Chronicle stated, “The beautiful common in our village –that should be the pride of ALL our Citizens – has been given up, we regret…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… the early years of settlement fireplaces were the common means to heat homes and businesses. Until the advent of Franklin Stoves and other enclosed…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"Another common factor was that a lot of homes and business's were and are with out power. Those are the similarities between the ice storm of 98” in…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… Bordick, and NASCAR driver Ricky Craven have in common? The fact is all of these noted people have strong ties to Hampden, Maine."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… Public Library During the war years layoffs were common for mill workers, many of which were forced to rely on the city's Poor Farm for assistance."

Biddeford Historical Society

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Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… pickerel, minnows, lake chub, golden shiner, common shiner, redbelly dace, creek chub, white sucker, hornpout, pumpkinseed sunfish, and American…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"Now Buckfield residents have nowhere to get common goods such as food and household items. In addition, Buckfield once had its own Health Center."

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"Large families were common in the mid-nineteenth century, as reflected by an ambrotype of a father, a mother, and their three sons and three…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"… from a patrician Virginian into a more appealing common man who lived in a log cabin and drank hard cider."