Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… West Farmington, Maine This stencil was used to mark crates and barrels.Farmington Historical Society The Lowell homestead was on the Whittier…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"As the Depression left its mark on the summer residents the Building of Art fell into disuse. In January 1943 the building was sold to E.D and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… 1872, when the completion of the schooner Isabel marked the end of Hampden’s shipbuilding days, except for a brief period at the beginning of World…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"… was first constructed, the theater was owned by Mark Tuner and George Barnes of Presque Isle, and Newell Smith and Charlie Brooks of Ashland."

Androscoggin Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"Each farmer marked his sheep and then let them find their own food. Sheep would often be put on a boat and brought to one of the smaller outer…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… by Linda Farr Macgregor and Photo Portraits by Mark Silber, Rumford Public Library and Rumford Historical Society, Rumford, ME., 2000; Historic…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Outerwear 1900-1930

"… as a Jumper, a $3.50 black silk coat was marked on sale, priced at $1.98, and a similar looking satin lined black taffeta coat, called an Eton, was…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"Sometimes traps are strung together and marked by a single buoy; this is called a trawl or a string."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"… latter half of the 1800s, Mount Desert Islanders marked the start of the summer season by the arrival of two distinct groups: Wabanaki Indians and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… years later, they divided the island in two, marking the area east of Somes Sound as Eden. Fancy porcupine-weave basket, Penobscot, 1862Abbe…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"Martha Ballard One woman who made her mark in the community as a health care provider was Martha Moore Ballard (1735-1812)."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"… Johnson, Jason and Mark Cunningham. “National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office.” 16 July 2006."

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"Each log was suppose to have an identity mark or brand and it was in this way that sorters and pickers were able to identify the logs which were to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Measuring Rock

"… of this first settlement, which is why the men marked off their own lots. In 1780, the first surveyors came to survey the land of the new…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"… 9, 1804, Knox noted “60 spruce knees bought of Mark Davis at 4/6 each for the sloop now building.” When Knox settled accounts with Edward Brown in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"Mark Gould report card, Biddeford, 1854-55McArthur Public Library The 1840s and 50s were full of firsts for Biddeford: the opening of the steam…"

Lincoln, Maine - About Our Project

"… Junior High School members: Heidi Harris, Mark Koscuiszka, Julie Housum, Alyssa Federico, Joyce Swearingen, Beth ByersSmall, Anita McCafferty…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Moulton, Augustus. Old Prouts Neck. Portland, ME: Marks Printing House, 1924. Paine, Lincoln P. Down East: A Maritime History of Maine ."

Westbrook Historical Society

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Lithgow Public Library

"Stained glass windows depict printers’ marks from the 15th and 16th centuries, as well as several scenes from Augusta history."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"The lower skirt inside seam bears a label marked "B Green Room," and includes the Beene signature cursive "B." The gown is associated with Cecile P."

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

"… 1900 a descendant, Elias Hutchins, placed a stone marking the spot of this homestead. He chiseled D.H. 1783 on the front and E.H. on the back."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"This marked the first time in Guilford’s history that a structure was built specifically for the purpose of serving as a school to educate her…"