Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Regardless of how proficient a young father was with an axe, adze or saw, he did not receive 75 cents a day (apprentices received fifty cents) per…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"1870 James Joyce II's father came to Swan's Island to fish for mackerel in the early 1800's. Swan's Island Historical Society Early settlers…"

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

"… age of thirteen, upon the accidental death of his father. Hugh J. Chisholm developed his love for paper when he sold newspapers on the expanding…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Jacob’s son, Jacob Abbott (yes, the father's last name has one "t" and the son's has two), educated at Hallowell Academy in preparation for his later…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… by the work of Rudolf Laban, known as the father of European modern dance and movement analysis."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"Bartlet’s father, Bill Bartlet was a coach for Junior Pro Basketball in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"My father is too weak to leave his bed, but he told me to send his regards to John MacGregor, his friends and family."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"The father and son watched Mr. Gordon walk out behind the barn to his car. Keith noticed a white sheet of paper out of the corner of his eye."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… States; the 1838 visit of Ezekiel Holmes, the father of Maine Agriculture; the starch industry; and the railroad; most of these events can be…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"He was the father of 10 children; two of those children, Gilbert and Alexander, were major contributors to Farmington in its early years."

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

"… was recorded in an old diary of Elias Hutchin's father and confirmed by Abel Davis in an oration that he delivered in 1883. Mr."

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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