Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"Jeremy Nelson was also the father of twelve children, and without him, some people might not be here because there were most likely a lot of people…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"He is the father of Thomas G. Libby. Thomas S. Libby was a wheelwright and carriage maker in the town of Lincoln, Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… Milton, his son, returned from WWII to help his father Peter. They renamed the store “Carney’s Clothing.” Sadly, in 1951 Peter passed away, and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"… connect to you in your life today?" My Founding Father was Aaron Huntress and his achievements connect with me because he helped build the first…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"His father, Jonathan Clay, was a veteran of the War of 1812. He came from Buckfield, Maine in 1823. Jonathan Clay, Jr. was married to Helen M."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"After Homer’s graduation from high school, his father arranged an apprenticeship for him with a commercial lithographer in Boston."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"As one of four boys whose father, grandfathers, several uncles and cousins were all lobstermen, I recall lobster fishing during the period 1949 to…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… Flood, then three years of age, came with his father (Andrew) from Cheshire, N.H. to Pattten's Bay."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"As a teenager, Leonard worked on his father's farm, but as a young adult he began his industrious activities."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"Chisholm brought to the presidency, as did his father and grandfather before him, new energies and a keen business sense."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"When he, his mother, and his step-father moved from Ellsworth in 1825, Maine was five years into statehood and independence from Massachusetts."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"Burr’s father was a doctor at Madigan, and his mother was the director of nurses at the hospital. Burr attended the parish school, and remembered…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Guy Gannett and his father were avid aviators and followed current events relating to air travel intently, William Howard Gannett flew his plane all…"

Music in Maine - Music Makers

"… that her family was musical, saying that her father, “played the violin, and though self-taught, he had a sense of tempo and rhythm that made my…"

Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"His father helped set up a radio antenna to receive broadcasts from West Virginia. An award-winning musician, Hawkes began playing mandolin when he…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… Maine and down into New York in a letter to his father back home. Once in Washington, the 1st Maine performed guard duty in Washington, and…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"His father, Charles Whitten, bridge construction engineer for the Maine State Highway Commission and a resident of New Portland researched the Wire…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… a great thing and it was good for my mother and father, too. J: Where did you get your beautiful gown for the ball? S: Well, Peacock’s bought my…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Coast Guard, Yeaton later became known as the "Father of the Coast Guard." Yeaton, friend and companion to Allan, retired in 1798 to his North Lubec…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… Hayden was one of the mayors of Bath and was the father of Emma Eames, a turn of the century opera star, who sang for European royalty."

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

"Annie Clough remembered that her father, as a boy, served up the grog at the yard where her grandfather, Asa Clough, Jr., was ship’s carpenter and…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"… we sent out 168 people, some of those people were fathers and grandfathers and maybe mothers. They gave their lives for the people of the United…"