Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Besides those in the military service, many were working in the shipyards in South Portland, Bath and Connecticut."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 3 of 7

"… ended the possibility of credible Indigenous military resistance to colonization. The Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors, like most…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"… on March 4, 1864 at age 48 while he was in the military serving in the Civil War. He is the father of Thomas G. Libby. Thomas S."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Some of them were the fox farms on the Military Road, Transalpine Road, Route 2, and Fish Hill. Fox farms generally consisted of 200 foxes."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… honors all Cumberland citizens who served in the military during war. A large stone originally stood at the same spot with a memorial plaque noting…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"If you don’t know when to pay them, then your lights might get shut off or your water might stop working."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… make it one of their first pleasures to pay their respects to Mrs. Madison. Although far advanced in life, she retains much of the freshness and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"… his merit.” Perhaps the fact that he refused to pay what he considered an illegal tax imposed by King Charles I appealed to those early residents…"

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"… Memorial, and now, this exhibit in which we pay tribute to two examples of selfless heroes who have lived among us."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… towns of Olamon, which only had one phone at the pay station, Passadumkeag, one phone at the pay station, Burlington, Enfield, Montague (now known…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"That way they still had money coming in to pay for their house, their crops, and feeding their animals. Ben also had sheep and cattle."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… on at home to make sure it fit and come back to pay for the clothes within a few days. Carney’s just added to the mix of shopping for local clothes…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"I get paid monthly; it’s just enough for me to pay my rent here. I normally move around until I feel settled."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"My family can’t afford to pay for clothes for me on their own. Solomon's Store Poster by Tanner McCarthy X Solomon’s Store is famous for their…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… unless it had run its course and was no longer paying.” Whatever the reasons, Riverside Park ceased operations in September 1916, but not without…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 7 of 7

"At least 319 individuals complied, paying the company over £6000 for lands they had occupied before the company had dispatched its first agent."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"The pay for firemen was either $3 per year or their poll tax. The water supply came from the river using a pump in the Piscataquis Woolen Mill."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Andrew Carnegie agreed to pay the $750 if the Town of Guilford agreed to pay 10% of the $750 annually to help support the library."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… necessary during World War II because the military needed to have enough fresh food and other goods to feed the growing military."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Thomas White Dry Good Emporium, Bangor, 1864

"… July to the end of November 1861, even though the pay was quite low. White had a reputation of being difficult to work for, Martin wrote, "His…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… started accompanied by Howard L Sampson who was paying us a visit from Harrison Maine we had no band of Music as is usual on such occasions ..."…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… 9 days! Numerous workers invested their severance pay from Eastern and used that money to buy bonds."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… criticized for using government funds to secretly pay for pro-treaty newspaper propaganda to sway public opinion in Maine."

Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… with a band called the Lone Pine Mountaineers—paying homage to Maine as the Pine Tree State and the Appalachian mountain genre."