Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"One night it rained all night and the wind blew very hard. The next morning, the river was rising quickly."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 1 of 3

"… at eleven and work for Carroll’s until five at night. Sometimes after supper, I would go to Bangor to get a used car from Avis rental and not get…"

Old Canada Road Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… and perform in the Odd Fellows Hall for three nights usually in early August. Sweet Chariot musicians on a windjammer, Swan's Island, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… Streets through the evening and into the long night of April 30th. As the fire spread towards Bangor High School, the principal and several…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The bell rang every morning, noon, and night. The bell is currently in the tower on top of the new City Hall, the Davenport Memorial."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"Officer Lawrence was doing night patrol and spotted Daniel Wilkinson after attempting to break into the chandlery."

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… people worked and every Saturday and Saturday night people would go downtown and that was a treat, to go downtown and sit watching all the people."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… the theatre as he was making his rounds for the night. He rang the bell to warn people of the impending danger. Mrs. Chas."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Moving pictures were shown on Friday nights. St. Joseph's Catholic Church held early Masses there before its move to upper Weld Street."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"This fire occurred on a severely cold winter night, and firemen were hampered by ice forming on their clothing, causing seven of them to be injured…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"On February 11, 1907, in the middle of the night, in what would be Rhode Island’s worst maritime disaster of the 20th century, the Larchmont was hit…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"This fire broke out on one of the coldest nights of the coldest winters, in the boot and shoe store of Samuel Foote on Front Street, north of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Mr. Burditt worked on the break Saturday night until he could hardly move anymore. He then waited as long as he needed for daylight then went back to…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Colby College Special Collections

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

"… here, and dances were held almost every Saturday night. Often times, an orchestra played for the dance."

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

"The night of the fair meant a dance at Chase Memorial Hall. You didn't have to dance, you would just bounce because the place was “just a hoppin'.”…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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