Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Home

"… the Civil War LISTEN to the memories of the Great Depression DISCOVER the life and times of Major General Henry Knox EXPERIENCE the dark history of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"… family history, his experiences during the Great Depression, and his enrollment in the Navy. Transcription of Clip 1: This is Aaron Maxwell at Ben…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 3 of 4

"… Historical Society Fashions from the Great Depression years range from attractive basic day, to evening wear inspired by the cinema."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"1930Maine Historical Society The Great Depression changed the mood of the times, and of fashion and fabrics."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… from steam-powered freighters during the Great Depression. In 1941, the "Zebedee E. Cliff" and the "Maude M."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… differences in different places during the Great Depression, and his father's experience with investments during the stock market crash."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"… exhibits: one on oral histories of the Great Depression, and one on the Civil War. The Thomaston Historical Society, a volunteer organization…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"The general world Depression and a country business Depression lasted for nine years, coupled with the major flooding of the rivers in 1936, left the…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Just months before the start of the Great Depression, a group of actors, directors and producers from New York City pulled together a repertory…"

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

"The Great Depression got everyone into trouble. The plentiful jobs went to no jobs. Everyone in Stockholm was trying to survive with scarce supplies."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"The Great Depression, coupled with the loss of Atlas Plywood (the town’s major wood products industry) in 1935, signaled the end of “industrial”…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… Harbor’s economy was not immune from the Great depression. Numerous hotels closed and only three remained open by 1940."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… who planned banks and palatial homes, the Great Depression of the 1930s brought difficult times that resulted in fewer commissions and a reduced…"

Music in Maine - Music Education

"… until the camp went bankrupt during the Great Depression. The Eastern Music Camp averaged 110 co-ed campers and twenty faculty specializing in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… Paper Bag Company operated successfully until the depression of the 1930s. The Oxford Paper Co. acquired the mill properties in December of 1936…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… born? 1933 About how old were you when the Great Depression occurred? Very young, it didn’t seem like much had really changed."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… after another economic fall during The Great Depression. After this, large industrial companies, such as mills, began to set up shop along the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… his upbringing in Thomaston during the Great Depression and his experiences as a ship captain. Woodrow Wilson, clip one  Clip 1: Kristen Sawyer…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"… of time and was open straight through the Great Depression. It was a place anyone could shop and had many famous name brands."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… had dropped to 488, likely impacted by The Great Depression. Emery O. Bonsey, Newbury Neck, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"During the Great Depression, the Building of the Arts began to lose revenue and slowly fell into disrepair."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The Great Depression finished off many industries on Swan’s Island, and ushered in a quiet period of change. Hard times hit the nation."

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"Returning home during the Great Depression she focused on sharing and teaching Penobscot spiritual songs and dances in our community."