Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… Direct descendants of Martha Ballard still live in Hallowell. Spencer Buck, a student, was interviewed by a classmate about his famous relative."

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"Police Revolver, Hallowell Police Department, Hallowell, 1890,Hubbard Free Library Before any of the police in Hallowell had any firearms of any…"

Historic Hallowell - Learn how you can help! Contact Us

"… you can contact us at: Historic Hallowell c/o Hallowell Area Board of Trade PO Box 246 Hallowell, ME 04347 You may leave a message at the Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… the 1840s, they established the privately-endowed Hallowell Female Benevolent Society, an organization that performed charitable work for more than…"

Historic Hallowell - Central Maine Power

"… Maine Power Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library CMP Overview CMP crews are the reason Maine isn’t still a…"

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"Some people were already working. The people of Hallowell were not expecting a morning cyclone to ruin their plans."

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"McClench had worked at Eagle Iron Works in Hallowell. In 1886, the building and company were handed over to Samuel R. Payson of Boston."

Historic Hallowell - Disasters - Natural and Man-made

"… this exhibit that gives the viewer an insight into an important part of Hallowell's past. Students hard at work on disaster project X"

Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.

"10,000 to 12,000 pairs of boots, The weekly payroll was quite the loot. Then the workers were forced to leave immediately, Their work was proclaimed…"

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"Uniforms and Expenses Annual Report, Hallowell, 1899Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner In the late eighteen hundreds and…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… established after the Civil War, was the granite industry. For over 50 years, it employed close to 500 skilled stone cutters and sculptors, many of…"

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… Free Library Ice Storm, Emergency Vehicles, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library The Hallowell Fire Station is within walking distance of…"

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"On January 4, 1918, Augusta needed Hallowell's help since motorized equipment was first installed in Hallowell.The fire department used lots of…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"Snell, Katherine H and Vincent P. Ledew. Historic Hallowell. Hallowell: The Kennebec Journal Print Shop, 1962. The History of Whaling. n.d. R.O.I."

Historic Hallowell - Maine Industrial School for Girls

"The Serenaders, the girls singing group was one of many. Listen to their work. Next steps in the stroll through Hallowell ~ Joppa."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"The Tiger #4 is one of the many hand tubs that Hallowell owned. It’s the only one still in Hallowell's possession as the rest have been destroyed by…"

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"1895Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner The Kennebec provided more that just a mode of transportation to the men working for…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"Stickney & Page Dam, Cascade, Hallowell, 1871 Stickney & Page Dam.Hubbard Free Library There were multiple mills on the Vaughan Brook."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"SEE NOTES Save Your Ashes advertisement, Hallowell, 1819Hubbard Free Library In short order a huge market for wood ashes was created and the…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"Elizabeth Palmer Peabody -- Hallowell Blue Stocking. Benjamin Vaughan wanted the females in his family to be well informed and exposed to liberal…"

Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"1900Hubbard Free Library A desire to improve one’s lot and see the world wasn’t restricted to boys going to sea. In 1822, a group of young men in…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Ice Storm Day 1 Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library On Day 1 the storm had began, with a force of a hurricane on…"

Historic Hallowell - The Blizzard - Works Cited

"The Blizzard - Works Cited Boucher, Linda S. I wish for those days of the great blizzard Kennebec Journal Central ME: 2002 Chicago Blizzard of 1979."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"Ice Storm Works Cited Page Works Cited Adams, Betty. “Arborist: Give broken trees some time.” Morning Sentinel, 13 Jan."