Maine Memory Network

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

"… the units to housing for South Portland shipyard workers. Dunstan Observation Post, Scarborough, ca."

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

"… a store, twelve houses on Red Row for their workers’ families, a stable and two barns. By 1902 they had 150 men working with a daily output of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… they provide employment for the residents, but workers came from all the surrounding towns. Lumbermen from miles around worked to provide the raw…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"That first year, workers produced about 15,000 pounds of cheese, which was sold mostly to Lewiston and Portland businesses for 15¢ a pound."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"… hurt or killed, and when you are a construction worker, you have to be careful and also try not to get hurt or killed because of the big machines…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Many of the people in our town would be dead without the hospitals, which means there would be fewer jobs and workers."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"This included skilled nurses, social workers, home health aides, and physical, occupational, and speech therapists."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"She employed several workers to wash and iron the rusticators' clothing. Erlrie Holmes operated a clothing store and lived in the back with his…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… about techniques required to be a successful worker. Edward “Sandy” Ives (1925-2009) started the Northeast Folklore Society in 1959 at the…"

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

"… Fernwood Grange, the Farm Bureau, and the Willing Workers. Bridge Clubs were also popular. Houses were cleaned from top to bottom in order to…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"City workers took a 12.5 percent pay cut, and Bangor actively sought participation in every federal program to spur employment."