Maine Memory Network

Tate House Museum

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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.

Skowhegan History House

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Historic Hallowell - Dummer House

"Dummer House Dummer House, Dummer's Lane, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library In 1789 Nathaniel Dummer moved to Hallowell with his wife and…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Gary’s House became a focus of charity and fundraising efforts for the next six years, finally opening in 1998."

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"Lee Granville, president of the History House, then invited a small group of teachers to the History House for an introduction to their collections…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maine Community Heritage Project

"Maine Community Heritage Project X The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and Maine…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"This green space became known as Meeting House Park. (And now you know that Church Street is named for John Church and not the North Church at the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"… Harbor Maritime Museum Neighborhood houses and community halls had popped up in almost every village."

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

"National Community Christmas Tree - 1959 It has been a tradition for our President to light a national Christmas tree beginning in 1923 with…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Building Community and Commerce Salem Towne Map, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1808 In 1808, Salem Towne Jr., Esq., was given the task of mapping…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… Robe on the Kennebec by Mary Calvert Skowhegan Community In partnership with the Maine Memory Network | Project of Maine Historical Society"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"Long Island: The Forgotten Community Brown & McAllister Granite Quarry, Blue Hill Bay, ca. 1890Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"Long Island: The Forgotten Community Samuel Carter Homestead, Blue Hill, 1891Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"1895Dixfield Historical Society The Tuscan Opera House, centrally located on Main Street in Dixfield once served as the cultural heart of this river…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"Long Island: The Forgotten Community By Rick Sawyer In the early days of the settlement of Maine many of the communities were located along the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"New Portland Community Library New Portland Community Library X Click here to explore the New Portland Community Library Website! In 1988 a…"

Skowhegan Community History - Lakewood Theater

"… Skowhegan and Madison might be just ordinary towns, but Lakewood that sets us apart. Research for this essay provided by Skowhegan History House."

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… Academy Bloomfield AcademySkowhegan History House The Canaan Academy was first incorporated by the court of Massachusetts on Feb, 17, 1807."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"… Then and Now Bicycle ClubSkowhegan History House This movie was part of our heritage studies."

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"… Arnold and returned to his home to die of pneumonia. Research material from the Skowhegan History House was used in the writing of this essay."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"The welcoming of houses brought the rapid growth of mills. In the 1790s, first mills were built along the 'sluiceway' and small dams were erected to…"

Friendship Museum

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Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"harvesting wheatSkowhegan History House As the 1800s went on, the railroad opened up the Midwest to the major cities and produce from Maine was not…"