Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economy on Mt. Desert Island

"Small family run businesses and other self-employed families were able to weather the troubled times with mininal, if any, losses."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid Twentieth Century

"… clothing at Maine Historical Society is but a small fraction of the Society's overall garment holdings, which at present (2020), lack many of the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"A delicate pattern worked in small glass beads on the shoulders, round the neck, sleeve edges, and on the skirt's long straight front panel, are…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… "New Look" featured neatly rounded shoulders, small tight waists, and long flared skirts held out by petticoats."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"her dress was a blue & red spotted Delane with a small plaided shawl blue white & Red a wide stripe of blue a narrow stripe of Red and the ground…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Ellsworth Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… and arms are large his feet and hands are very small. he has no fear. will stand on a table and jump without scringing off on a hard floor will…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Of the many new colors developed only a small number proved stable (lasting, not fading) and useful for industrial purposes."

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… two luxurious and fashionable gowns, a modest small child’s dress in the collection is a rare eighteenth century survivor."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… with a just below knee length skirt features two small pockets suggesting it was made from existing pre-war fabric."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… as carriage rides, day hikes, evening lectures, small gatherings for tea and family celebrations, calling on friends, and the weekly dance or…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Joseph Mitchell and Mutual Store wagon, Bangor, 1865

"… wrote the remarks, he was operating his own small store. He wrote that merchants paid into a fund that was used to buy goods in order to control…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"Colonists drew on family wealth in order to invest, and familial bonds undergirded business partnerships."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 13 of 13

"He grew about 40 acres in potatoes on a small family farm. Like most small farmers in the area at that time, he did not stay in the potato business."

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

"Scarborough is no longer the small town it was in the mid-1900s; it is one of the fastest growing communities in Maine."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"… onto their company shares long enough—however small—received significant landholdings. Even the smallest Kennebec shareholders received 1,600 acres…"

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"… of people on fire included their diving into a small barrel of water from high up! It was a family carnival but had some mature language and…"

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"… to Hallowell in 1830 and set up his practice in a small office off Winthrop Street. In 1843 Hubbard entered politics and was elected to the state…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"… 2008Thomaston Historical Society At one time a small one-storey building, used as Mr. Ruggles law office, stood just below to the east."

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

"… entrepreneurs in their own right and opened small businesses up and down Main Street. Their businesses included restaurants, groceries, and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 13 of 17

"… and hands, than those employed in making up these small packages; and we shall be amply rewarded, and most happy to do more, if by so doing we can…"

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

"… many ways we are not really different from other small Maine towns. In some ways we are different. So please enter our exhibits, listen to our…"

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

"It started small and has developed into a multi-disciplinary unit over the years. She is now teaching the second generation of students."

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"There were many family dinners and entertainments provided to the farming families. Skowhegan GrangeSkowhegan History House Maine lost many of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… did this, as one writer noted, was because this family, "like most families in Eden, had always made good use of what lay to hand. Mr. and Mrs."