Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description After the Civil War…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description This simple, plain white, unadorned organdy summer…"

Acadian Archives

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… from the first banking services to the lumber industry to the Presque Isle Electric Company. Mr. Gould also served as a Maine and U.S. Senator."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… and paddles, and the ash baskets for the potato industry. With mechanization of logging and potato farming, the tribe’s economic role disappeared."

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

"It was also a lucrative industry, and there were dozens of saloons, or bars, in Bangor. In 1900 there were about 70 bars operating in Bangor."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… minister’s children “were trained to habits of industry and economy so as to be examples to those of his flock”."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… Lumbermen's Museum From agriculture to industry, work and occupational songs help laborers move together, relieve boredom of repetitive movements…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Charles B. Clark came from Industry, ME and settled on the Bog Road (Rt. 16) on the farm known as part of the Cold Spring Ranch."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… reflecting the fortunes of the local shipbuilding industry. Early in the century, as the demand for wooden ships decreased, most of Bath’s…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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