Maine Memory Network

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"… Boston distributor, putting Event Records out of business. Jimmy Cox and the Blue Mountain Boys Bill Smith playing a Cox banjo, 1992 Regarded…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"This ledger appears to track his business – some sort of store. What is most interesting is that he trades with “Indians”."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… and used for a summer taxi, chauffer, and storage business they operated called Asticou Garage. Mary L."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"He went into business with his brother selling merchandise as A.W.F. Belcher. He later became involved in Banking, and since 1858 held the position…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Riverside Park also hosted private business parties as well as Waterman’s Annual Excursions, sponsored by the J."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… events, and even the names of the prominent business leaders of Lubec who directed the Centennial Committee."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"It reflects the extent to which Lubec businesses benefitted from the new service. Item donated by Edith Comstock.Lubec Memorial Library Those…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… Hill by using the resources and services of local businesses, such as the Merrill and Hinckley store and Horton's Dairy, as well as providing…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… the town's summer colony helped make Blue Hill a busy place for two months in the summer, but year-round jobs were scarce and the town's resident…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… During the Civil War, the Oak Hill station was a busy shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union Army.(6) Scarboro Beach Railroad…"

Caribou Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… in order to keep up production for the publishing business. Mechanics Institute of Rumford, ca."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… liquor even in a respectable house was not the business for me to start as a young man desiring the best wishes of the best people." - John Martin…"

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"Lucy and Bruce Poolaw were partners in life and business. They pushed for the betterment of the Penobscot for their entire lives."

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

"… corporation but by the town and county, and the business and traveling public generally, and we hope it will be decided at that meeting to accept…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… landscape of canneries, smokehouses, and other businesses on wharves grew up. Lubec sardine industry, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"It was a busy little community, and having a school for both towns in this location was a logical thing to do."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1975 • McCurdy Smokehouse is the only remaining business of its kind in U.S. • Sardine plants in Maine dwindled from 48 to 15 1976 • Completion of…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"The waterfront was very busy with vessels carrying construction materials arriving daily. As a result of the expansion a telephone line, bridge over…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Citizens and businesses were encouraged to decorate windows, and the paper carried a notice entreating anyone who could spare flowers to decorate the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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