Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook GP-38, Presque Isle, 1991

"… lines and numbers that were added to an earlier test scheme. Pictured with engine 94 is young rail enthusiast, Frederick Asam."

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

"… spelling test.” Today, students are regularly tested from kindergarten up until high school (as well as college if attended.) The tests are taken…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"… I had to do, like taking physical and mental tests, I passed the mental test easily, but I was 11 pounds overweight, the doctor said if I lose 10…"

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"Mr. Tenney tested with many types of minerals to create sandpaper. They crushed quartz to make the sandpaper."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… out and working and putting their skills to the test to see how fast they could turn all the power back on."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… be added, as well as two rooms for small group testing, and new gym bleachers. A special feature was a new handicapped accessible classroom for the…"

Maine Conservation Corps

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… residents with Charles's dedication to detail have stood the test of time and left an enduring legacy of uninterrupted native beauty in Asticou."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… Spreads The Sisters of Mercy faced their first test during the 1832 Cholera epidemic. Poorly understood at the time, the disease rampaged through…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… a high school diploma, but also “a psychological test, medical and dental charts, and a personality exam.” With growth came further change."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… could also stroll Riverside Park’s midway and test their skill at the shooting gallery and baseball throw at the arcades, or visit the concession…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"It was a test to the ingenuity of these highly skilled workers to produce top quality and unique creations and still be able to compete favorably…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… Bridge Flood of 1987 X The town’s mettle was tested on April Fool’s Day in 1987, however, when the greatest flood in our history struck…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"In almost every modern hospital it is easy to do testing on blood for diseases, illnesses, etc. In earlier times, if someone had an internal disease…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The following winter of 1817 was bitter cold, testing even the most hearty of folks. The history books say the cold weather was most likely caused by…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… they came in crews, to watch him stand the test. Then Houlton sent for Jackson, and the Grattan Stallion came."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… lakes when the mettle of Lincoln residents was tested again on June 30, 1947. On that day, the Bangor Daily News reported that driving rains had…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… the sealed cans in boiling water, and finally testing the cans for leaks, all work carried out by men."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… prosperity to a sudden end, and in Bangor tested the city's mettle. Gradually, over the period known as the Great Depression, families that…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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