Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… wished that when they rang the bell, it sang as sweetly as it did when in father Rasle's hands. One day the English took his strong box full of…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Harvested smelts and sweet grass. Ox Cart at N.W. Marston's Store, South Lubec, ca. 1880Lubec Memorial Library 1700s 1754 – 1763 • Maine…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… contained a high sugar content, thus the name of “sweet corn.” (More about Farmington's Corn Canning Industry.) Challenges Burnham and Morrill…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… before; May your fleet winged-feet beat the music sweet of a well won race once more. You’re a noble boy, you’re our pride and joy, we love you…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… the dwelling houses of Daniel Beedy and Lorin Sweet seemed from the start to be the one that would be accepted."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Lubec) during the spring smelt run, gathered sweet grass and harvested shellfish, the remains of which have been discovered in shell middens along…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… the mainland to pick berries, dig for clams, pick sweet grass for baskets and split ash for containers."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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