Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… Slide Show A somewhat large collection of Armed Services uniforms within the Maine Historical Society collection are complimented by special…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) MA-30-18-0288-18."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"Liberty Men and Great Proprietors. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1990. "A Bay State Exodus" Page 62 Wormser, Baron."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"… As we looked at the lists of the hundreds of men who served in the United States military and even a few who served in the Confederate Army, we…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, MA-30-18-0288-18."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"… support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America grant program facilitated item-level cataloguing, condition…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"The independence of islanders to raise their own food remained strong even as the steamboat service to the island improved."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"… 2000, when Steve finished working for the ferry service. According to Steve, the house was one of the first to be hooked up to electricity because…"

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

"This balcony held the organ and choir so the attendants had to “about face” when there was hymn singing."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… There is little doubt that to these men and women the mill work they had previously performed for Pepperell and Laconia was seen as a vast…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"Candi quickly realized the potential and scope of this organization and set about to foster all aspects of SIES's mission."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"The ferry service operates out of Bass Harbor for convenience, and the current boat, Captain Henry Lee, can carry up to seventeen vehicles and makes…"

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

"Many were cavalry soldiers, who traveled and fought on horseback. This was probably because of their farm background and being familiar with horses."

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

"The 1960s and 1970s were a traumatic time, as increased use of television brought world events into everyone's living room: the assassination of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Richard King's sons, Rufus, William and Cyrus, were born and raised in Scarborough, but left to pursue education, or in William's case, business…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"… between the ages of 18 and 26 went off to war, women were expected to replace them in the workforce, and people of all ages contributed in a…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah

"… was a deep spiritual capacity within the men and women and that anyone should have an opportunity for a spiritual life."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Boston and Bangor Steamboat Company (1834-1935) serviced a steamboat wharf in Hampden and carried passengers and freight from town to town along…"

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

"Many of these new people were French or English from the St. John Valley, eastern Canada, or southern Maine. The language and customs of three…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Boston and Bangor Steamboat Company (1834-1935) serviced a steamboat wharf in Hampden and carried passengers and freight from town to town along…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"It was well known for the place to buy the best “knickers” in town. The store was in operation for a rather long period of time and was open straight…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… in Readfield by a tremendous snowstorm and the women and children were forced to remain for four months until spring, while the men journeyed ahead…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Hundreds of young men and women from the city on the Penobscot left to serve their country in every corner of the globe."

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

"With the men away fighting, women would take over work in the mills and raise the children alone. Economically, the Depression affected the…"