Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"Winterized year-round plumbing was added, central forced hot air heat installed, and the Old Ell was a simple but comfortable year-round home for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Thomaston Academy

"A half-round window appears in the tympanum above the front entry. The Congregational Church, built a few years before the Academy, was also strongly…"

Freeport Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"Bev McAloon is a year-round island resident. She retired to the island after 20 years in social work and public school education."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… vehicles and makes multiple daily trips year round. It was now possible for islanders to take a car to the mainland, run errands, and return on the…"

Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… Robinson of Pleasant Hill was the first year-round resident of Scarborough to own an automobile. It was a 1905 Rambler."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… the town evolved and fewer people live here year round, many businesses closed. Today, much of the Main Street business district is devoted to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"However, in the 1960s, round tables became common to encourage students to work together. Today, portable desks and tables are common in schools."

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… many individuals and businesses in our year-round Mount Desert Island communities must finance the majority of the cost of the construction and…"

Maine Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… to pick up at central office prior to making his rounds. When the Somerset Telephone Company offered dial telephone service to the twelve exchanges…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"By the village’s bicentennial, many of the people who worked year-round in Northeast Harbor could no longer afford to live in the village."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… “Uncle Samuel” overhauled and stepped on their round heels. They left Saturday night and Sunday morning, the 4th Inst. after showing us all night."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… summer resort area in the 1880s, but was a year 'round community as well. It's wharf was busy transporting passengers and cargo to the mid-section…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… sorts of small wooden objects were made there: round clothespins and toothpicks at first, then safety matches, ice cream spoons that came with…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… was completed around 1959 and allowed riding year-round. It is believed to be the oldest purpose built arena in the state."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"Gage, Ambrose P. Kelsey, Charles C. Rounds, George C. Purington. X The bill presented by the Committee was enacted in a slightly amended form by…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… from Old Town to Fort Kent would take five weeks round trip. Gould’s brother, Walter, decided to sell his business while business was strong and he…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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