Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… and other students responded positively to this action. Surry Village School recess, Surry, ca."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Of these, six were wounded, three were killed in action, and one died of disease. In total, 17 Surry men died in the Civil War."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… brother, Henry Wadsworth, who was killed in naval action with Corsairs at Tripoli in September 1804."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Although the men were eager for action, they were at first set back; they were quarantined for measles, and had to wait for close to a month before…"

Monson Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"For his “extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy” during the assault and capture of Saipan Island, he was awarded the “Navy Cross”, the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… by how similar the Proprietors’ documents and actions feel to the last sixty to seventy years of State and Federal dealings with Tribes, and…"

Guilford, Maine - PEOPLE

"1804 was the date this idea came into action. The first tree fall took place and some buildings were built."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"He was born in 1832, and he died in action in Petersburg, Virginia in June of 1864. There were 18,000 men that were in the battle."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… soldiers were on the banks of the River ready for action when our Soldiers receivd orders that the first Man that fired a round should have his…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"… relations with Wabanaki Nations, both by their actions on the Maine frontier, and their influence within Massachusetts government itself."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… the United States and Canada was created by human actions over a long period of time and was not formed by a natural or organic process."

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.

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"The Fourth Regiment would not see any action for the next seven months. They were, like the rest of the U."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"East Strong waited for legislative action as the new bridge began to take shape. South support tower and cable anchoragesStrong Historical…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… capture the excitement of the Union victory, the actions of Union supporters to make Confederate supporters fly the Stars and Stripes, as well as…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Bangor soldiers saw action at Bull Run, Manassas, Antietam, Port Hudson, Irish Bend, Fredericksburg, and Cold Harbor among others."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Their actions, along with local collectors and preservationists created an unusual historical time capsule that helped make Farmington exceptional."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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