Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… the settlement and to provide for the settlers’ safety. Referred to as Ft. George (the area later known as Fort Wharf), the fort was located at the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… with the Paris Peace Treaty which ensured the safety of settlers from attack. Those settlers quickly discovered the ease of providing food…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"At the first Town Meeting, May 22, 1771, Selectmen chose Samuel Bullen to serve as Constable. His responsibilities were to maintain public order, to…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… and straight, despite its advanced age, beaconing safety to generations of anxious mariners. Ancient volcanic basalt, black and craggy, defile the…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… highlights include receiving an A in hospital safety from the Leapfrog Group, beginning the modernization project, and recruiting 21 new physicians…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… round clothespins and toothpicks at first, then safety matches, ice cream spoons that came with Dixie ice cream cups, ice cream sticks, tongue…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… enemy’s fire, thus removing the wounded men to safety. By his inspiring leadership and great personal valor in the face of grave peril, Sergeant…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… rain caused the fair-goers to flee to the safety of their homes. They did not realize that they had crossed that bridge for the last time."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… maintain healthy stocks and assure consumer food safety, clamming is highly regulated. Clams are an important resource not only for human…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… was requisite for the economic prosperity and safety of the state. During the gubernatorial elections in the spring of 1795, Lincoln, Cumberland…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… Isle Historical Society All necessary safety precautions are taken prior to the actual cutting of the tree."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"On June 20, 1910, the Certificate of Safety was issued for the line to Washburn. During the next ten days (before the official opening), over 17,000…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"For safety purposes your hospitals and fire departments and places like that had generators, so they were able to stay open and be helpful."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… the complications of diabetes, to sharing home safety tips, to helping families cope with a terminal illness, VNA has a statewide team of…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… student work, hiring "monitors," maintaining safety, being a role model to the student body, collecting payments for destruction of property, and…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… a soggy, shivering Jim Chandler up to welcome safety. Trestle work completed on bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society Bridge…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"1920 This team had limited safety equipment. Leather helmets and little or no protection must have increased the injuriesFarmington Historical…"