Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"Works Cited Fellows, Dana Willis. History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822-1928. Lewiston, Maine: Dingley, 1929. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"… Interview on prices at Solomon's Part 1 of 2 Works Cited Lincoln Historical Society. "Solomon & Grindell." Black Binder 1 & 2 (2006). Print."

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

"… within a three-mile boundary of the coast, working closely with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, a compact of fifteen eastern…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Bickford worked in the larger section that was like a one-story barn. Bickford built five more lobster boats between 1937 and 1945."

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

"… tables became common to encourage students to work together. Today, portable desks and tables are common in schools."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"At home some worked on Liberty ships at the shipyard in South Portland. Frances Libbey, a Scarborough teacher, wrote to local servicemen and…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"They worked hard to make it happen. The residents of Walnut Hill built the “Great Schoolhouse” (c. 1780 ) near the Walnut Hill Cemetery on Route 115…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… diverse crop and livestock production, nonfarm work, and nontraditional products and crafts. Granite quarry, Mount Desert, c.1890Maine Granite…"

Maine State Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… of money when most people earned a $1 an hour at work. Bear hunting was really popular, and sometimes each town would shoot close to 200 bear each…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… hired-hand named Lawrence Doyle, who lived and worked on the Libby farm. He said that he had spent most of the previous day taking care of his…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Although children worked hard, helping to feed the animals, bale the hay and weed the gardens, they were well-educated."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… launching point of her career and she went on to work on Broadway, in television and in movies. In 1985 she told the Ellsworth American that…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Lord (1912) Maine At Work in 1861, by Jackson Surry, Maine, 1850-1880: A History of Four Neighborhoods Including A Guide to the Research and…"

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

"… residents as people left for the mainland to seek work. Swan’s Island adapted to the economic and social presence of seasonal residents."

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"Many inhabitants of the region work in those bigger cities and all must travel to one of them for shopping and entertainment."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Many women were enlisted to do work in all departments of the mills and keep production rates up for needed war supplies."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… building was erected, lack of funds hindered the work and in 1846 the group decided to buy a chapel on Main Street."

Westport Island History Committee

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… mid-1960s, cardiac training for nurses included work with defibrillators. By 1965, Mercy had expanded from 25 beds to 285."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… cases,” but “it was extremely difficult to do work with these extemporaneous facilities.” Mercy Hospital opened its doors in response to the deadly…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"Commenting on new educational programs in the works, Sister Annunciata noted that “Today we should be going forward—if we stand still we shall slip.”…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"While governor, Lincoln worked to settle the Northeastern Boundary Dispute with Great Britain in Maine’s favor."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"Workers or apprentices are shown working and drinking on their grog break. "At eleven o'clock on each day the bell would ring, the masons come…"