Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"The hard-packed sand surface provided a landing strip and runway for the post war craze of flying. It was also an ideal landing spot for long…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"The battered suitcase was packed with keepsakes relating to someone named John Barry, who had ties to Mexico, Maine."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… surf the web to find the best airfare, pack a bag and you’re off. Such ease of travel is quite recent."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… built along the river, and the harvest was stored packed in hay as well as sawdust, which would have been available in quantity from the numerous…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"Burnham & Morrill moved its clam packing business to Portland in 1897, but continued to employ Pine Point diggers because the firm’s reputation had…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… Dunstan on horseback with all his worldly goods packed in his saddlebags. He had come from Leicester, Massachusetts where he was born 26 October…"

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… Reiche's story Concert promoters could suddenly pack 3,000 to 6,000 young people into the venues in Old Orchard Beach, Portland and Lewiston-movie…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"“The herring, being pre-cooked, were soft, so when we packed the small fish in cans, eight or more per can, we just snipped the head off between our…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… mill at “Devil’s Half Acre”, called The Lubec Packing Company 1881 – 1898 • 23 sardine factories established in Lubec • E.W. Brown & Co."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… in Bath, Maine has been one of the most densely packed business areas throughout the city’s history."

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

"The new depot was packed to its utmost capacity, and when the train stopped a deafening cheer, and a “hip, hip, hurrah!” saluted the passengers as…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Packed into this small downtown area is a wealth of architectural, economic and family history revealed in part by the stories connected to the sites…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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