Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"One of the most successful factories was called the Johnson Brothers Shoe Factory. Though it was a very productive factory, all good things come to a…"

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

"Henry H. Smith was born in November 1838. He enlisted and served as a corporal in the 2nd Maine Cavalry. His enlistment date was January 2, 1864."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"She was preceded by a brother Ezekiel, nine years her senior. Soon after her birth her father contracted consumption (tuberculosis) and passed away."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… the Grey Ghost, the Parmachenee Bell, and the Big Brother. Fishermen and women would use bamboo for the material to make fishing poles back then."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"When she was 13, her brother also died of consumption at age 23. "Fly Rod" CrosbyMaine State Museum If one family member died of consumption…"

Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.

"The business had permanently come to a close, It stands in Hallowell history as we should all know. Mari Smith"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"1860Maine Historical Society Seba Smith Seba Smith (1792-1868) gained national fame as a political satirist who wrote newspaper articles and books…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"DAVIS BROTHERS FURNITURE X GUILFORD MEMORIAL LIBRARY A Celebration on Water Street, Guilford, ca."

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"Courtesy of Lori Smith. X The Blue Mountain Boys, 1960 Courtesy of the Bluegrass Music Association of Maine X Born in Kentucky, Jimmy Cox…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Her brother Abraham became the proprietor of a successful shipyard in Ellsworth. Phebe had a hard life. She married three times."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925. Smith, Marion Jacques. General William King: Merchant, Shipbuilder and Maine’s First Governor."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… Text by Jared Gilliam, Emily Parker, and Kaitlyn Smith 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from Patten Free Library Sagadahoc…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… Way Down East: or, Portraits of Yankee Life Seba Smith (1792-1868), Philadelphia Collections of Maine Historical Society QJ 813 Sm65w "I have seen…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… were at least four different businesses such as Smith's, A.G Page, and Shaw's. Also, an article from Bath Independent 1919 copy noted that the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"Rumford Smith. They followed a west-north-west compass route and crossed the Sandy River at about what we now call the New Sharon Village."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"He married Annie Smith in Bedford Mass. and was living in Portland in the 1900 Census with wife Annie and daughter Margaret; a daughter, Ruth, was…"

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

"Churchell & Son Merchant A. Colman “ Smith & Bunker “ B.F. Kimball Trader Josiah Jenkins Carrabassett House J.B. & B.F. Bartlett Saw Mill G."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Bonnie Smith of Yarmouth and Sheila Libby Alexander of Cape Elizabeth, riding instructors in the 1960’s, were paid $3-$5 per day, and they loved…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Smith, Joshua M., Borderland Smuggling: Patriots, Loyalists, and Illicit Trade in the Northeast, 1783-1820, 2006."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"On December 1, 1987, the Margaret Chase Smith was put into service. It was a state-of-the-art ferryboat and was named after the congresswoman who…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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