Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The process of logging has changed throughout the years because there are newer and safer ways to cut down and transform trees into logs and logs…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Other companies processed and distributed milk, cream, and butter, and the surplus milk was used to make cheese."

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

"… Preble, who had been a significant figure in the process since 1828, accepted the outcome grudgingly, at best, and Webster was later criticized for…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"The process had a ramp, and they would use wooden boards to give the ice blocks a direction into the stacks."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"The whole thing was a year-round process.   Our logging history movie by Aaron and Jake The forest was where the log driving began."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"… building and his brother, Bertrand were in the process of having the school put on the National Register of historic places and the Maine…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… eight ships of 1100 tons or greater were in the process of construction. Within a year, Captain Simon Shibles built a ship with Maxcy and Mathews…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"It punished American merchants in the process by prohibiting trading. However, Paine surreptitiously continued trading at great risk and was so…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… Company, a Saginaw Michigan concern that processed and sold mint flavored toothpicks, in order to be nearer a large source of white birch when…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"SPORTS Soccer (photos scanning in process) Text By: Elaine Riitano & Belle-Natalie Wingert Eighth Grade Students at Piscataquis Community Middle…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"Processing lumber, Surry, ca. 1903Surry Historical Society Parts of the mill were used to build another mill in Surry that belonged to Harvey…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Maine nurses participated in this process, and in 1914 the Maine State Nurses Association was incorporated."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… just prior to the availability of the ambrotype process, which indicates that this picture is probably copied from an earlier daguerreotype."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"[32] For more on the process and matters discussed in the convention, see Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 148-183 and Webb, Lee, “Maine’s Constitution…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… international border such a long and difficult process, however, was the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution in 1783."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… logs into cants, unfinished logs to be further processed. Edging took the trim off the logs. Finally, the logs were dried, planed, and shipped to…"

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

"… shipped their milk in large cans out of town for processing. East New Portland also was the site of the first store erected at “The Falls.” Many…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… Grindle Point Lighthouse X TEAM ISLESBORO’S PROCESS From the start, Islesboro stressed student participation and community involvement."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"In March, students began the writing process, trying to piece together everything they had learned since October."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"In the process of erecting this building, a few buildings were torn down. Included in the demolition was the Davenport family home, the birth-place…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… longer – if I have space I will discribe the process when I get done with news. We have heard quite heavy firing on the Right Wing for 2 or 3 days…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"The Lincoln townspeople complained about the long process it took to receive mail and to send out mail."

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

"… Historical Society & Museum Although the process of canning clams had become more automated, the manner of handling clams remained the same."

Seashore Trolley Museum

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