Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"The Skowhegan Island Skowhegan dam X Fishing on the Kennebec X by Kate Hodgdon, Scott Clarke, and Gus Hoy Skowhegan Island has been a…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"Early Settlement in Skowhegan Weston gravestone X Oldest cemetary in town X Samuel Weston home X By Jordan Everett The year was 1771…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Skowhegan Island X However, the heavy logging use clogged the river and took a toll on the local ecology."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… established a gristmill and a sawmill on the Skowhegan Island. Soon after this, a fulling and carding mill was constructed to process wool."

Skowhegan Community History - Sister Communities

"The work produced by Skowhegan, and its sister communities in the project (Mt. Desert Island and New Sweden) laid a foundation that allowed MHS to…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area John Gray, Fryeburg, ca. 1980Fryeburg Historical Society by Dana Bulba The Abenaki Native…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"Dead wrong. Lead canteen left on Skowhegan Island by one of Arnold's soldiers X The Dead River was mostly all swamp, hard to pass through…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… were chosen--Mount Desert Island, New Sweden, Skowhegan--to develop a community history committee made up of representatives from local schools…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project

"Desert Island) laid a foundation that allowed MHS to then develop the Maine Community Heritage Project, a program funded by the Institute of Museum…"