Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… the Stewarts were also talented furniture makers and “joiners” [carpenters]. They brought that talent to the Sandy River Valley when they migrated…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"He was a cooper, a maker of barrels, and the sheltered harbor near the head of Somes Sound offered running water and plenty of hardwood."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"The report said “they are ‘the can makers,’ so called, who solder in the bottoms” of the cans (p. 88)."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"1864 These boots, manufactured by Bangor boot maker, John McGinty might have been just what Fred was hoping for.Bangor Historical Society I should…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… that were good for building masts, so the map makers did not want the French to find these trees if they needed masts during wartime."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Jewelry makers, painters, photographers, wood-carvers, knitters, crocheters, spinners, weavers all offer their wares at these events."

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

"& B.F. Bartlett Saw Mill G. Cross Boot & Shoe Maker S.H. Webb “ “ “ “ D.S. Bennett Blacksmith Samuel F."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"John Tucker was a local brick maker, and Captain William Patten was part of the important, ship building Patten family."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"In May of 1776, Betsy Ross, often known as the maker of the American Flag, reported that she had sewed the first American Flag."

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

"… and accounting from Rufus Prince, a soap maker and merchant, for whom he worked from 1844 to about 1854."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"Community Music Music makers in Maine make instruments, create music in their communities, and honor heritage."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Farrier: Bill Morrison Harness-maker: Oliver Hemphill Caretaker: T.E. Fogg Fogg slept on a cot next to Braden’s stable."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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