Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"The City Hall is still used for meetings and official city government business. Many of the earlier uses of City Hall for specific organizations have…"

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"Public Works was spreading sand and salt, clearing trees, and doing whatever they could to make the area safer. City Office workers were…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"Today the official name is the Presque Isle Congregational Church. Sources: Vance, Melissa. "Presque Isle Congregational Church Claims Origins from…"

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

"The ceremony then officially became known as the Pageant of Peace. President Eisenhower was, therefore, the first President to light the national…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… lumbering and arrests of New Brunswick government officials by the U.S. led to more troops arriving in the area and establishing a blockhouse in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"During the next ten days (before the official opening), over 17,000 passengers were transported. Presque Isle Historical Society The official…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… to 1830, as stated in a newspaper article, but no official recorded date can be found. In terms of the building itself, the Music Hall was a fairly…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"X Prior to the official kick-off of the project, the team decided that it would be beneficial to assess the students' knowledge of the City of Bath."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"In 1975, the name of the organization was officially changed to Maine Maritime Museum. While the mission of the institution concentrates on the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Outdoor Pool

"Milton Grant Community Pool and Playground was officially dedicated. Reverend Grant of the Congregational Church has devoted much time and effort to…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… still cherish, and let every act of ours whether official or private, be such as brings no sorrow with its remembrance."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… at Portland City Hall (Merrill Auditorium), and officially began on July 13, 1925. By 1925, the NFBPWC was an established, yet new organization."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"City officials struggled with ways to revitalize its city core along the banks of the Kenduskeag and Penobscot Rivers and settled on an ambitious but…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"ed. City of Hallowell, Maine. n.d. 13 Apr. 2011 <http:// hallowell.govoffice.com/>. City of Ellsworth History. 2011. Ellsworth City Hall. 27 Mar."

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

"City officials guided the city’s Phoenix rise from the ashes, and sought to incorporate a centralized park along the banks of the Kenduskeag Stream…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Maine officially banned the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in 1851, and one man that was very involved in this movement was Neal Dow…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… of Washington, DC, gave the company its first official tour. They traveled to Wolf Trap in February 1985 and were well received."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"He peppered electric and telephone company officials with visits, questions, and personal correspondence providing alternatives to their unsightly…"

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

"… 1900Eastern Maine Medical Center The first official name of the hospital was Bangor General Hospital, later being renamed Eastern Maine General…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… Bar Harbor, Maine The Building of the Arts was officially dedicated in 1907 and remained the preeminent venue for arts and culture on the island…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Yet it wasn’t until 1918 that the official closing of the Park was solemnly announced in the newspaper. “The Bangor Railway and Electric Co."

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

"To start the ball rolling, the renovation officially began when the first wall was knocked down. This construction would go on for about seven years."

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 - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… Not only was he a good athlete, but he also officiated at intramural games and was in the class play."