Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… biographical sketches 1882) The Penobscot River forms the east border of the town for just over six miles."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… and an alumni association was officially formed. Through the years, several other important additions and improvements were made to the brick…"

Greater Portland Landmarks

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Norway Memorial Library

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… in 1795 in large part because Henry Knox pledged 40 pounds and the glass for the windows if the structure was completed within that year."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"Vol. 1&2. Lincoln: Historical Society. 245-46. Print. Lincoln History. Lincoln News, 1961. Lincoln. 40-41. Print. Lincoln History."

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"Print. Goodwin, Kathryn. Personal Glimpses Of The Early Settlers Of Lincoln, Maine. Lincoln, Maine: 1970. 40. Print."

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… mill’s payroll is less than half of what it was 40 years ago, it remains by far the area’s largest employer, and the wealth it generates radiates…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… English-speaking world, and found in more than 40 countries serving in a multitude of ministries, the Sisters of Mercy trace their origins to Mary…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… sheet already formed and traveling at a speed of 40 miles per hour. SEE NOTE Dam Construction at Rumford Falls, ca 1895Greater Rumford Area…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"It is an opportunity for well over 40,000 people to come together each year and celebrate harvest time, the end of summer, and a way of life that is…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… included 94 modern automatic looms replacing 40 hand looms. In 1947 a sales agency was developed with an office in the Empire State Building in New…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"39-40. Print. Lyons, Pauline. "Lincoln Opportunities." Lincoln History. 1 & 2 ed. Lincoln: Mrs. Evelyn Jenkins, 1979. 74-77. Print."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… the last vessel built there was a craft of 40 or 50 tons which was hauled in the spring of 1843."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… the year before his death, Thomas Loring sold 40 of the 83 acres to his thirty-four year old son Jeremiah for $525 with the proviso that he…"

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.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… city directories, and survived for more than 40 years. As well as running a successful grocery business, Chase was an inventor."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… senior citizen’s complex, which soon expanded to 40 units. Recession hit in ’74, but having seen this so many times before, nobody blinked."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"The mill was about 100 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 2 stories high. In the same building, the original sawmill was still in business."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Civil War and, in 1861, over 200 men aged 18 to 40 entered the Union Army – one for every 12 inhabitants. On December 14, 1862, Albion K.P."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… [genealogy section] one may find as many as 40 people who attended the Academy and went on to Colleges such as Bowdoin and Harvard."