Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"The second floor was open and had one window in the gable end. In the fall of 1870, settlers sided the houses with planks, hewed the logs flat on the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"The Lodge room and kitchen were upstairs, while the dance hall and movie projector were downstairs. There was a stage with an organ on the western…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… tons of coal and gravel, packing the boiler room and dye house to a depth of three feet, and destroying dye tubs and other machinery with gravel…"

Skowhegan Community History - Lakewood Theater

"The Palladium Windows were rebuilt in the Trolley Room, which now feature a lovely view of the Lake."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"By that time the school had one official school, this was in the Prouts Neck section of Black Point."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"By the 1920s, the schools had formed a school orchestra, agricultural clubs, a senior fair and drama production, public speaking contest, and a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"Convenient store-rooms for the large amount of goods shipped over this road is every day becoming more of a necessity, and we believe the time is not…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"She was put into a special room full of oxygen to filter the carbon monoxide out of her blood stream."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… brought world events into everyone's living room: the assassination of President Kennedy; the civil rights movement; the equal rights movement for…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… or settling other good families in their Room; for the accommodation of Numbers that want Land, and to carry on the Fishery, Humbly request your…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"Money could be used for medical, burial and housing expenses, and for food and household necessities."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, both of whom were Masons, assumed the chair."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"It was common to see a clam tray leaning against every fisherman’s house. The clam tray was used while cutting clams and usually held half a bushel…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"Charles T. Lord is another man worth mentioning because one of his letters also was received. In his letters he talked about how he had jaundice and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… Brianna Swain 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten Free Library First National Bank of Bath postcard, ca."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… citizens were not allowed to join them in their rooms. The connections made with people coming back stage would end up forming the basis of strong…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… Deion Osmond 7th grade students from Bath Middle School Images from the Patten Free Library Where the Dreamland Theater was in Bath there is now a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… Otto Werwaiss 7th grade students at Bath Middle School Images from the Patten Free Library Patten Free Library The current railroad station…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Lamps and stove, John Martin store, Bangor, 1864

"… best fashion stove to infuse heat over a large room that ever was invented." Martin opened the store in 1862 after many years of working as an…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"The Corro House is one of the oldest houses in town, located on West Broadway, next to Region III. The newest president is Jeannette King."

Byron Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… high and grew so close to each other there was no room for limbs to sprout for the first eighty feet."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"“After all, the Corro house is one of the most historic buildings in town.” The town had purchased the Corro house with plans to expand the library…"

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"They also didn’t have very many rooms to treat the patients or an operating room to do the surgery that was needed."