Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"This kind of hardship bred a kind of interdependence often seen on islands. When troubles came, everyone pitched in."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… other tools they used were axes which came in all kinds of shapes and sizes. The bigger and thicker ones were used for the softest logs while the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"Every kind of paper bag called for was produced: from the tiny bag in which a few ounces of candy can be dropped, to the great banana bag which will…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"There were three kinds of foxes that were on a Gordon fox farm; silver, which was most popular, black, and red."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"I wanted to know more. I really do hope all kinds of people think about this day of sadness. There were only three survivors among the children and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Marion Sanborn

"But they were very, very patient, you know, they were so patient, and here I am tipping over the hayrack, and they’re very kind."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"… was played in Pittsfield, and we won 3-1! There’s kind of a funny story to this game that was shared with me."

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"Brown had some of the biggest businesses, so he kind of paved a path for other businesses in Lincoln."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"In its time it was the 2nd largest venue of its kind in New England, the Boston Garden being the first."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… the doorway and his voice was a bellow, but yet a kind one. He filled the lobby with tales of his life in Scotland."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… places, towns, countries that do not have this kind of communication are, in some ways, kind of in trouble."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"After a three-day stay following an operation, “I have never, in any hospital, had such good care, such kindness, and thoughtfulness from all those…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… revolutionary ideas, of dabbling in almost every kind of business, say Plymouth Company matters, tontine buildings, canals, land speculations…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… the jobs of the “fireman:” selecting the right kinds of firewood, governing the level of the fires, and damping them with sawdust."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… tidings of “all well at home” and thanks to A Kind Providence I am able to return the same message I am as smart as it is possible for such A…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"The fall and summer are really nice and kind of breezy because of the water. Good thing there’s no ice yet, the river would freeze and I might not be…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"I think Thomas S. Libby was nice and kind to people. But in the olden days I think he had a hard time living the way they did."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"It was a gift from Isaac Burton. Isaac was a kind man who gave money to the town for different things."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"He got all kinds of awards in the army. Cody Jordan "Create a ‘why’ question, research the answer, and create response answering the question" Why…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… "The next sort of people who came… were kind of smart and wrote things. You come here if you don’t have a lot of money… at that point you did…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… the years he saw 21 physicians who dealt with all kinds of specialties. He endured all types of horrendous treatments, including blood-letting with…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… ephemera, manuscripts, and photographs of all kinds – daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, carte-de-visits, stereo views, and mounted images."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"They provided donation of money and in-kind work up to $500 as long as it was big enough to provide space for the growing Charles Wheeler band."

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

"As far as we know this is the only of it's kind in the United States. Mr. Robert Whitten of the middle debunks this information as fluffery."