Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Weatherbee purchased the two lots that had burned. Mr. Weatherbee owned and operated Weatherbee Hardware on the opposite side of the street."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"Ira married a woman named Almeda and had at least two sons and one daughter. Ira Fish died in about 1870 at eighty years old."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"I hope to buy two new skirts, two blouses, long socks, and black dress shoes. If I have enough money, I will try to buy boots, too."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… be, enough to run the three saws in the two saw mills for five years. In the beginning, all the lumber was used in Lincoln for homes, barns…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"The books at first were 2 cents a book for a two week loan. Librarians made $25 per year. A year of change for the library took place in 1895, when…"

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"You look, then out of nowhere two bulky men dart out in front of you and invite you to their secret meeting at the Masonic Hall."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"Then in 1822, he brought two of his sons to Orrington, where two years later he would go farther north and become a Founding Father of Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… big effect on Lincoln The mill itself was really two mills combined. In 1871, James C. Emerson built a small sawmill on the site of where the spool…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"There were also usually two workers per farm. When a mother fox didn’t take care of her young and a cat on the farm just had a litter, the owners…"

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"In Marden’s they have two sections. There is a section where there is clothing and there is a section where there are everyday living things."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… holds 200 cars and crosses to Martha’s Vineyard two and three times per day. There is also a large ferry in Bar Harbor (called the Bluenose)."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"He bought two lots on the present-day Military Road. In the winters of 1824-1826, Jeremy taught the first school in the area."

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"They had two classes in 1849, and they were “General English” and “Higher English”. The first library of the new building was donated by Charles E."

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"It only had two beds, so people that needed surgery had to get it done on the kitchen table at their own home. In 1934, the hospital was moved to Dr."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"Rationing was especially necessary during World War II because the military needed to have enough fresh food and other goods to feed the growing…"

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

"… Phebe’s junior, Olin became a distinguished Civil War soldier and ended the war six years later as a lieutenant in the South leading…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The Civil War With an 1860 population of 1319 (the highest it had ever been), Surry sent 122 men into the Civil War which significantly impacted the…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… was not prominently involved in the Revolutionary War. Benjamin Milliken was the only Loyalist on record from Surry."

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"Our membership runs about 50 people, with two dozen or so actively involved. Old Surry Town Hall, home to the Surry Historical Society X Working…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… Park began to fade with the progression of World War I and the arrival of the automobile, which allowed area residents freedom to travel farther…"

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… expansive Acadian repertoire, drawing from old-world medieval troubadours as well as new-world stories born from 400 years of hard winters on the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Welcome

"… and North Yarmouth’s history with the world, we hope to instill in the next generation an understanding of the past and a passion for local…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"Throughout the volumes, his curiosity about the world, his desire to perfect everything he attempted, and his concern with "society" shine through."

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… to baby boomer angst (Mad as Hell, End of the World), Mideast war protests (The Desert is a Bitch), and science fiction fantasy (Seaquimp, Okto)."