Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"If you own a generator make sure you keep it out doors because even if you have a ventilation system you still may not be safe from this harmful gas."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… a fire broke out in the Carr O’Brien Block next door, location of the George's National Bank at the time."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… was cheaper and the raw materials were grown next door. By 1960 both York Manufacturing and Saco-Lowell Shops were closed."

William Fogg Public Library

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Camden Public Library

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New Sweden Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"Next door, the Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum enshrines the region’s rich hunting and fishing tradition, as well as local luminaries such as Carrie…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"And right next door to where that was, there was—Chetwynds have got that little house now, used to be bigger."

Lithgow Public Library

"… of the library was laid in 1894, and the doors opened to the community in February of 1896."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"… when the Lincoln Memorial Library opened its doors in 1925. A few years later, she took a position at the Bangor Public Library."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… the store here in Lincoln (1933) he sold clothing door to door in the Howland and West Enfield areas."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… pews and there were many small ones with tiny doors at either side of the pulpit. From the time the building was erected, lack of funds hindered…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Streetscape, 1790-1930

"… one opening at the attic level, and a walk-in door and a double door on the first floor. Also visible in 1830 is the Preble house, built in 1810."

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

"… experience became a dying industry, with present door-to-door service being provided only by the Schwan frozen food truck."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… cooking at the Indian encampment is done out-of-doors, just in the rear of the tents, on rusty cook-stoves set up on a few boards."

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… is the carving of "Library" sign over the front door of Hubbard Free Library. He is buried in Hallowell."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"They would leave the door unlocked and everything!” “When the Knickerbocker Ice House closed at Sheppard's my father purchased the buildings and all…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… ice was placed in a tube on either side of each door. The advancement in refrigerated cars made the export of meat possible as well as improved the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… Alice Hawes A horse and wagon are at your door. “Rags! Rags!” a voice yells. You hand out your rag bag, and the man collects the contents."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… of Knox’s mansion Montpelier right next door in 1930. Their intention was to restore the church and make it part of a museum campus."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… popular in the days before corrugated boxes), doors, and dimension lumber. Barker Lumber and Box Co. was another such enterprise."

Fryeburg Public Library

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… in honor of Mary, Mother of God) opened its doors, initially equipped to care for 25 patients."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… however, had little impact on the closed-door politics in Washington in 1820. Despite an initial pushback by leading abolitionists and organizers…"