Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"1930 Queen's Hospital EntranceNorthern Light Mercy Hospital The demand for a hospital was so great that Bishop Walsh decided to establish a new one."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"1941Northern Light Mercy Hospital Mercy’s expansion allowed it to continue to be at the forefront of twentieth-century medical enhancements."

Museum at Portland Head

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Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… Ebenezer Wormell, lightkeeper at West Quoddy Head Light Station in the 1840s-50s, which explains Almeda’s locater, South Lubec Road...the…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Illicit trade increases in Passamaquoddy region 1809 • First lighthouse at West Quoddy Head. Thomas Dexter was the first keeper 1810 • Committee…"

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

"… Admiral Farragut were in collision off Boston Light in the harbor today, and the Cumberland, in a sinking condition, put back to her dock and…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The Lubec Channel Light was commissioned in 1890. Shipwrecks led to the construction of a lifesaving station at Carrying Place Cove in 1874."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"… you hear a word of it, you can see it in your head. You feel so bad; Miriam’s friends were gone."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… Miriam Kelley” along with Leah Wilcox.* The Portland newspaper published photos of Miriam along with high schooler Wyman Ramsdell who “managed to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Islanders petitioned for a light house in 1857, and by 1872 the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station was in operation."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… the business in 1872; relocated from New York to Portland, ME., and married Henrietta Mason of Portland."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… work with hours dependent on tides and light. The metal rake or “clam hoe” has a short 12”-18” handle, so the digger must bend at the waist often…"

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

"Train Headed To TownStrong Historical Society Townsfolk rented horses to attend an evening dance, take a leisurely afternoon trip, or go longer…"

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

"… we got [to] the tin bridge that we didn't need head lights and when struck there the flames looked miles high in front of us and you can imagine…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The additional generator would furnish an additional 1000 lights. The electric company asked Gould to take over the business as General Manager."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Grindle Point Light House was built in 1850 at the entrance of Gilkey Harbor. A keeper lived in the house to keep the lantern lit around the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… led to installation of Bath’s first traffic light at the intersection of Washington and Centre Streets in 1938."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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