Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… and managers, and two, as part of the history of labor. From the first perspective: At first, the Lubec Sardine Co. was a mystery to people in town."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… to difficulties which no other part of the State labors under; on the one hand harassed by the British and commanded to bear a part in the…"

Lubec, Maine - Exhibits

"… Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor McCurdy Herring Smokehouse The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine…"

Biddeford Mills Museum

A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… in the phrase, “tradition accommodates innovation.” At least two labor saving improvements were adopted in the early 1970s that need looking at."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Over 700 laborers were involved in the construction. Many were Italian immigrants lured from working on the railroad in Machias by the promise of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"Who says history can't be fun? X McArthur Public Library McArthur Public Library opened as the Biddeford Public Library in 1863; it was a city…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"The hall was donated to North Yarmouth in 1996. James Lawrence, ca. 1861North Yarmouth Historical Society Shared History: The Civil War in…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 3 of 3

"… Bridge to Campobello Some text adapted from Remembering Lubec, copyright © Ronald Pesha, published 2009 by The History Press, Charleston SC"

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"… a diverse range of themes and topics in Maine history; lesson plans; a gallery of student history projects; online tools that allow site visitors…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"Chronicler of North Lubec history and extensive writer on mountains and trails. Born in North Lubec on November 3, 1899, Myron was son of Haliburton…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… the exact date of first illumination is lost to history. Second tower 1837, courtesy Pike & Alden familiesWest Quoddy Head Light Keepers…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Timeline Timeline - Selected Events in Lubec’s History Text by Jennifer Multhopp Pre-1700s • Passamaquoddy encampments in North Lubec – shell…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"Most of the physical labor was completed between 1904 and 1905. A few years later, the town took over the administration of the Water Company."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"X The History Detectives club was started in the fall of 2012 by Island Institute Fellow Kate Webber, with the goal of involving kids in Swan's…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Labor intensive saw mills, woolen mills, and wood related businesses, along with hydroelectric facilities, took their place along the flowing…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… surrounds our unhappy country let us faithfully labor and patiently wait the dawning of a brighter day, when peace shall reign through all our…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Baird's Quarry history Text by Kim Colbeth Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Matthew Baird Contracting Co."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… Canadians from Quebec and the Maritimes came to labor in them. Google Maps tells us that the distance between Byron and Buckfield—respectively the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"-Across the Sea- a history through transportation Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Four men line fishing…"

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

"… work the fields performed hard, back-breaking labor to earn what the city provided. "The paupers off the Farm have been employed in labor upon the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… Historical Society During the Civil War, Maine laborers worked in logging, milling, papermaking, built ships, fished, and processed fish; mined…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… them - free - to anyone willing to put in the labor required to clear roads and create a farmstead."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"… by so doing we can contribute in the least to soften the hard labor before you.” Read a transcription of this letter, "Soldiers of Biddeford" "