Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The work was there for whoever needed it. We women used to have a good time. It was hard work but we all knew one another; we were like a family.”…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… town in 1830 more than tripled from the census of 1800 to over 3700; in the coming decade another 1400 individuals would be added."

Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"Where are all the other headstones of everyone who died before 1800? So far no one has been able to locate this old, old cemetery."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… foot, horseback, boat or stagecoach until the mid-1800 arrival of trains. In 1842 the Eastern Railroad built a line connecting Boston and Portland…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 2 of 3

"By 1800 women enjoyed the relative freedom of loose, partly classically inspired short waisted gowns, notably made of cotton, fashion’s new favorite…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… smiths, and masons all were busy here between 1800 and 1920, building new residences and adding on to the old ones."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"In the early 1800's, Pond published a book against slavery. Another was Reverend Amory Battles. Battles was an abolitionist at the Unitarian Church…"

Ste. Agathe Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… Morgan, a young lawyer, came from Portland around 1800 “to grow with the town.” A man of great talent and wide-ranging interests, he seemed never…"

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"He was born in 1800, and died in 1874, in Lincoln, Maine. He named his son Nathaniel Bodwell, Jr. Nathaniel Bodwell had 8 children: Lovina, born Sep."

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

"From 1800 to 1830, the population grew from 800 to 8,000 people. Many men came with their families to find a job driving lumber in the heavily…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"By 1800, “he is reported as having fifty acres of corn and a large herd of cattle.” Titcomb Syrup Bottle The Titcomb Family made maple syrup for…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"By 1800, the new town of Bangor had grown by a mere 110 people. The War of 1812 roused divergent sectional feelings within the United States."