Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 452-534

"… worked diligently, either when their businesses failed or when they engaged other accountants. Some people, events, and places mentioned: Clara…"

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… A stranger visiting Hallowell, to-day, cannot fail to be impressed by the picturesque beauty of its location, and by the characteristic old-time…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… saving a man at the eddy at Carls Point, a failed romance, operating a butchering cart with his father, working at Eastes and Whittiers Stove…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"Hinckley, clam voyage to Cape Jellerson, failed romance, move to Bangor   Part 4, pages 195-277 Millerites, 1846 freshet, business misfortunes…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… land to a railroad company, but that plan also failed. Several similarly-sized lots in the northern portion of Woodland and the eastern portion of…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"… the collection include a plain yellow-beige, slim faile rayon mid-calf dress with brown polka-dot spotted fabric trimming, and a coordinating…"

Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"… road said that he saw a mysterious dark cloud but failed to report anything about it. A young boy named Virgil White was caught in the cyclone and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… residents tried many times to repeal the act but failed for twenty years. The act was finally repealed on March 17, 1933."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… were hesitant to let their greatest opportunity fail. Proclamation of statehood, 1820 Statehood at last! Written by William King—Maine's first…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"When this failed, the Excahnge became the city’s U.S. Custom House. After standing only fifteen years, the Exchange burned on January 8, 1854."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… 1860 and 1900, four shipyards closed, the mines failed, and the town's population dropped 25 percent. Perhaps F.B."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"With his health failing, Rufus returned to his home in New York where he died 26 April 1827. Sources Ernst, Robert. Rufus King: American Federalist."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… was and further beyond is Jane’s Spring, a never-failing spring of pure water. Jane survived her family; and even through the Indian hostilities…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"After a number of failed speculations, Swan was imprisoned in Paris, France for twenty-two years for a debt he did not acknowledge."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… to revive the park, however, was destined to fail; the public had spoken. Riverside Park had enjoyed a grand run and the time had come to bid a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Other attempts to remain solvent failed, such as eliminating certain stations and not buying other divisions."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… the funds never materialized, and the project failed. European and North American RR European and North American Railroad Western Depot…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… to the British; further negotiations with them failed. The near term future looked bleak. Fortunately, at the national level, cooler heads…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… and never giving up despite the possibility of failing. Conclusion Bangor, Maine has had some very influential people in its history."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Various attempts at a high school in the village failed. The Misses May (Julia Harris May and Sara R May) filled in the gap when they established the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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