Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… very basic elements: food, family, shelter and health, both physical and spiritual. When it comes to the frailties of the flesh Hallowell has been…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"… of the Village of Atlantic on the Committee for Health and Sanitation for many years starting in the early 1950s."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… Health and Hospice On April 23, 1996, VNA Home Health and Hospice (VNA), aligned with Mercy Health System of Maine, which was part of Catholic…"

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.

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… of advances in cardiac surgery and preventative health breakthroughs. By the mid-1960s, cardiac training for nurses included work with…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… Sisters of Mercy, reached an agreement with Mercy Health System of Maine to take over the hospital’s now-vacated 91 State Street building."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… loved ones, the disease left an impact on public health policy in Maine. For example, the state soon passed a law requiring all public schools to…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… Mercy in Portland, Maine to respond to the severe health crisis of 1918. Asked about what qualifications there should be for a Sister of Mercy…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 133-end

"… Dance, and Circular Waltz; various etiquette and health instructions, and explains the duties of a dance manager, and dances he led or received…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"The Island's public health and postal services have been marked by the continued placement of women in leadership positions over the past century."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"In addition, Buckfield once had its own Health Center. The Cornerstone Health Service, Inc., provided help with basic healthcare."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… philosophy of dancing, of "proper" society, of health, of appropriate manners, instructions for dances, and details about the various members of…"

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

"… Joint Center, Maine Rehabilitation Center, Men’s Health, Neurosciences, Orthopedics, Palliative Care, Patient and Family Centered Care, Patient…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"In his junior year, Marley would do comedy professionally for the first time. His first show was at a local health fair."

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"She was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, and raised in a family that included physicians (her uncle was a doctor as were two brothers-in-law)."

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… for an "Increase in Widow's Pension" X His health continued to decline and he died of diarrhea on January 6, 1865 in Belle Isle Prison."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… www.islesborocommunitycenter.org Islesboro Health Center, PO Box 137, 150 Main Road, 734.2213 Islesboro Island News (paper), 307 Pendleton Point…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… who believed in learning from nature, in the health benefits of outdoor pursuits, and in science education."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… of the Central Maine Medical Center’s Regional Health Care System and referrals are made to that facility for diagnostic and treatment programs not…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… in Massachusetts for a time, but James's ill health—probably the effects of malaria—brought them back to Maine and to North Yarmouth, where they…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Some rusticators spent time in Blue Hill for health reasons. They could get away from dirty cities and breathe fresh coastal air."

Bangor Public Library

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"It was located on Taylor Street, and health care was free. They only charged for prescribed medicines."