Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Manpower became a premium, as able bodied men were either drafted or enlisted in the armed forces. Many women were enlisted to do work in all…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… early building had separate entrances for the men and women and a balcony in the back which opened into the church proper."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… demolished the weapons of the enemy that steals men's brains away, and the way glass rattled and the liquor flowed was a caution to rumsellers."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… he saw first hand what it was like to deal with men who were not honest or ethical. He spent the last $780 of his savings to buy a harness shop…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Even in the history of men, women played an immense role. Each of these ladies contributed to our history in untold ways."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… in 1900, was a group of local business men, farmers, and horsemen. They were once referred to as “promoters of clean sport”."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"A common course for young men was navigation. This prepared them for marine navigation and exploration, and taught them outdoor skills; things a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… 2011-2012 Return to Student Research Many young men from Strong and Freeman fought in the Civil War."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The War of 1812, Civil War and WWI took the men out of the fields, leaving farm hands in short supply."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"Some of the men who came to Farmington prior to 1800 and who left their footprint on the community were: Supply Belcher - 1751 - 1836 Supply…"