Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"… a month or more and brought along their ladies’ maids, butlers, and chauffeurs who stayed close by in the lesser quarters at the Inn or in smaller…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"She became a first maid inspector- do you want to hear a story about that? I was in the service and a friar came in from Charlestown media and saw us…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… of the first four degrees: Faith - laborer and maid; Hope -- cultivator and shepherdess; Charity -- harvesters and gleaners; Fidelity -- husband…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"… and women tended to see Temperance women as old maids, out of step with the roaring 20s—a very different image from the young heroines portrayed in…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"… and other documents: Rebecca Ridlon, kitchen maid, worked in the house from 1814-15 and is thought to be responsible for the 1814 chimney fire that…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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