Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"… men were in the military, women went to work in factories to help make machines. Because of this new need for women in the workplace, it meant that…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"In 1910 Mary investigated a fire in a New Jersey factory that killed 25 women. She wrote an article about the fire after her investigation into the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"A boot and shoe factory, a brick mill, a sawmill and a clothespin factory opened, and other businesses that followed also flourished because people…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… 1915Thomaston Historical Society A broom factory was established at the prison and in 1899, a newspaper reports that railroad carloads of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… himself invented most of the machines used in the factory. Some of the spruce gums Curtis & Son made were called "American Flag," "Yankee Spruce,"…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"The factory, originally a spinning mill, is now Solon Woods where they make popsicle sticks and other small wood pieces."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… means of transporting potatoes and goods from the factories, but the passenger rail system would provide a means for students to attend high school…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"A pavilion for movies and dances, a starch factory, doctors’ offices, a rake factory, a hotel, and many other businesses came and went."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… chips for energy for the plant as well as other factories. Also in that year a new 53,000 square foot modern facility for sterilization of cotton…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… and his son Horatio operated a corn canning factory that provided seasonal employment for many local young people."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"The 1850 Maine Register lists five pogey factories for rendering fish oil in town. Toward the end of the nineteenth century the in-shore fisheries…"

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

"Rufus Prince's factory and store, Bangor, 1864Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Martin's luck was not the best, he frequently noted."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"That transportation was likely in the form of a family member or neighbor who had a suitable conveyance."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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