Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"… can, you know how coffee used to come about that high in the cans? We’d put it on the stove and cook it." Children on the steps of the Minturn…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"… moved here in 1976 after she graduated from high school. After two years at Bates College, Candi married and settled in on Swan's Island to raise a…"

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

"The kids from Stonington High School used to come down once a year on the steamboat and they’d play, come up and play different, you know, their…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"… in Biddeford & Saco Plan of Lands of Saco Water Power Co. at Saco & Biddeford, 1848Dyer Library/Saco Museum The cotton textile…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 8 of 17

"… businesses and industries were using the local water ways advantageously, nearly 17 sawmills were erected in Saco by 1800."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"Incorporation of the Saco Water Power Machine Company, 1837McArthur Public Library Matthew Cobb was the principal merchant in Biddeford during these…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… Saco River for thousands of years - fishing its waters, canoeing to the headwaters each summer, and living in villages farther up river each winter."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… James Sullivan and George Thatcher, were drawn to the town were here to work on real estate, business needs, and land and water claims. Next...."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… Society in the spring, sun high in the sky, water rushing over granite rock, the Androscoggin River flowing high with melting winter snows from…"

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

"… interest in preserving the unique character of High Peaks communities and resources.” Local efforts such as the Strong Historical Society, High…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Scarborough’s coastline, with its marsh, fresh water streams, saltwater rivers, beaches and rocky ledges, has been a site for fisheries, clam…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… when winter fishing or fishing in very deep water, one line had two traps (doubles); but most of the time only single traps were on a rope and buoy…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… was “Deeds, Not Words.” That year, the first high school students graduated from Strong High School."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… Library, the Strong Elementary School, and the High Peaks Alliance, pledged to meet monthly and develop five unique presentations, with a community…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"Caleb Strong of Massachusetts. High School Yearbook 1923Strong Historical Society By the 1940s Strong was known as “The Largest Toothpick…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 3 of 3

"“These contain names of Strong High School students from 1895 to 1933, terms they were in school, and their grades,” he said."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… movement, the tide sweeps nutrient-rich water into the ocean and feeds offshore fish and their young."

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"It had no way of taking water from a source (for example, a fire hydrant) because suction had not been discovered yet."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… is Jane’s Spring, a never-failing spring of pure water. Jane survived her family; and even through the Indian hostilities, she quietly remained in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… capable of bearing eggs) are returned to the water. The trap is re-baited and reset until the next haul."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"This bridge would be built on high ground at the river bend below the village. The citizens were appalled at the high cost, but most knew they needed…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… begin their training while they were still in high school. Mrs. Arlene Potter said she received 50¢ a week for doing the janitorial work in 1926."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… for the award a school must: Be considered "high achieving" in math and reading based on the MEA's; Have a minority group - - Strong qualified for…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… Rose which was published in 1885, The High-Top Sweeting: and other poems published in 1891, and The Ballad of the Bronx published in 1901."