Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"… Blethen Maine Newspapers Explorer, scientist, author and teacher Donald B. MacMillan liked Wiscasset, a community of about 1,200 on the Sheepscot…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… had all submitted to Massachusetts authority.[1] As the population of the infant territory increased and altered over the next century, its…"

Old Berwick Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"According to Dennis Sven Nordin, author of "Rich Harvest: A History of the Grange, 1867 to 1900," Grange rituals incorporated a mixture of Greek and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… Elementary School's librarian, and Steve Pinkham, author of Mountains of Maine: Intriguing Stories Behind Their Names."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"The anonymous author (perhaps Edes himself) wrote of a few different themes. The first and most important was the requirement of a strong military…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Property was purchased by Johnson-Cox Post 78, American Legion; members and volunteers provided the labor."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"Pierpole, a Native American living in the area when the white settlers arrived, referred to it as “middle town” on the Mussul Unsquit, his name for…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"In the Maine Woods, Forest and Stream, The American Angler, Rod and Gun, and The American Sportsman magazines carried her articles about Maine…"

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

"Somewhat surprisingly, the legislature authorized the vote, which was approved by Massachusetts Governor Samuel Adams."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… State Museum, are temporarily on loan to the American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester Vermont as part of an exhibit entitled: “A Graceful Rise…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Almost every veteran was enrolled, including five American presidents: McKinley, Harrison, Grant, Hayes, and Garfield. To be in the G.A.R."

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

"… Gift Club, Senior Citizens Club, Aurora Grange, American Legion, Order of the Eastern Star, Freemasons, and Knights of Pythias."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… like that of many Maine towns, starts with Native American settlers. In 1780, an Indian named Pierpole moved to the area that is now Strong."

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

"… Strong Methodist Church, began shortly after the American Revolutionary War. George Washington was not yet President, and Maine was still part of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Four sons of Jacob Abbott, Farmington, ca. 1865

"… of the highly regarded "Literary World" and author of various American history books. Lyman wrote two novels with his brother Austin, and was for…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… Authors, and Historians Edward Abbott 1841–1908: American clergyman, journalist, and author; son of Jacob Abbott Jacob Abbott 1803-1879: Founder of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - General Henry Knox Museum

"… encouraged and advised by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough, a frequent presenter. Summer teacher institute on the historic…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… place-based scholarship, Professor Brooks is the author of "The Common Pot: The Recovery of Native Space in the Northeast" (University of Minnesota…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… 1842Maine Historical Society Many overlapping authorities had strong claims in this borderland, starting, of course, with Wabanaki Nations…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Other Recreation Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Prominent Women Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Resources Mountains of Maine, Steven Pinkham, Down East Books, 2009 Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine, Thomas Desjardin, Oxford University Press, 1995…"

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

"The Bridge That Changed The Map Text By: Carl W. Stinchfield Return to Online Exhibits Maps are often changed when bridges are built which alter the…"