Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Outdoor Pool

"… in 1978 on the grounds of the Northern Maine Fair and opened to the public in 1979. Sources: Haskell Williams V."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… to Mooseleuk Club, Presque Isle by the Bangor Fair as a souvenir of the Free For All Race won at Bangor, Maine Sept 21, 1922 by John R Braden (John…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"His customers knew that they would receive fair treatment from Arthur and he assisted them in any way he could."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"The Bangor State Fair is one of the oldest fairs not just in Maine, but also in U.S., next to the Skowhegan State Fair, which is the oldest State…"

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

"… October 13, 1855, during the Strong Agricultural Fair, a torrential rain caused the fair-goers to flee to the safety of their homes."

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

"The North New Portland Fair was one event that children saved their money for. They would pay 10 cents to get on a ride and the favorite was the…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"The remaining islanders faired as best they could after moving to the mainland. Once the state cleared the island of inhabitants, they moved the…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"… afternoon, at about the time of the Bangor Fair, I think of a happening from my early days on Short Wharf Road."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"His first show was at a local health fair. Once he graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington in 1992, he continued his career in comedy."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Cumberland Farmers Club. “The Cumberland County Fair.” www.cumberlandfair.com Cumberland Farmers Market."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… pages 129-end Grant-Wilson Rally in Augusta, election results, Greeley's death,   Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest X"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… that amount of money is the Wire Bridge, it seems fairly certain that is what the item refers to. Whether the information in Mr."

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"In 1938 the Fair Labor Standards Act made the minimum age to do certain work fourteen years old. When the child is sixteen years old its an option to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmington Fair, 1909Farmington Historical Society In 1840, the Maine State Legislature “granted a charter to the Franklin County Agricultural…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg, Fair to the Wind, 1995, Penmor Lithographers, Inc., Lewiston, Maine."

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

"However poorly Maine's native peoples faired after contact with Europeans, only the southwestern tribes would disappear altogether--driven from their…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"… Kingfield, and activities at the New Portland Fair.  The annual Book, Plant and Bake sale, Ice Cream Social, and Yard Sale are still going strong."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"There remains a fairly accurate list of the vessels launched from the shop in the possession of a former owner."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"… lunches at the mills, had booths at the county fair, and sold chances on quilts and other donated items."

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

"During the 1800's a fair number of African Americans made Bangor their home. John Holyoke, a man from Brewer, was another abolitionist from the…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… what they could to eke out a living on Maine’s fairly unforgiving coastline. But, while island life stayed somewhat constant, the world around…"

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

"… their importance in running the New Portland Town Fair. Other groups included the Odd Fellows, the Fernwood Grange, the Farm Bureau, and the…"

Acadian Archives

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