Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea Wabanaki beaded purse, ca. 1870Hudson Museum, Univ."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford Copy of Major Phillips sale of lands to Richard Russell, Biddeford, 1673McArthur Public…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… X Aerial Photo of Race Track and 1955 Auditorium at Bass Park X 1955 Auditorium Soon After Completion from Buck Street X"

Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"On February 22, 1955, Miss Stone was acknowledged by the Colonial Daughters Chapter of the Daughters of America as a ‘true pioneer of education.’ In…"

Southwest Harbor Public Library

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Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 2 of 2

"She joined the Sisters of Mercy in 1955, later training at Connecticut School of Pharmacy as a registered hospital pharmacist."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"… and "Rebel Without a Cause" with James Dean (1955). At this point the T-shirt moved out from being underwear to become an icon of masculinity and…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"Taken from the 1955 Echoes of the Year, GSJH yearbook. X “Pride in Excellence”, the motto of the William S."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… Auto Supply (1933-1953) Fullerton’s Radio (1953-1955) Belanger’s Variety (1955-1972) The Hobby Shoppe (1972-2006) Daybreak Variety(2006-2007) Sweet…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Freeport, ME: The Bond Wheelwright Co., 1955. Moulton, Augustus. Grandfather Tales of Scarborough . Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925."

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

"Freeport, ME: The Bond Wheelwright Co., 1955. Moulton, Augustus. Grandfather Tales of Scarborough. Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"After receiving his degree from Harvard in 1955, Barrows joined the firm of Alonzo J. Harriman in Auburn, where he worked as a designer from 1956 to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… championship didn’t come to Mount Desert until 1955. That season the Bar Harbor Sea Siders lost only two games and eventually beat the team from…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Once they moved out, the abandoned building was torn down in May, 1955, and a skating rink took its place. Cotton Mill and Johnson Shoes Citations"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"He stayed in this position until September 16, 1955 when the firm under the name of Bradstreet Ford Sales was organized on West Broadway."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Freeport, ME: The Bond Wheelwright Co., 1955. Martin, Kenneth R. and Nathan R. Lipfert. Lobstering and the Maine Coast ."

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Westport Island History Committee

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

"1955 X In the early 1940’s, Abby Dolloff married Carleton (Carl) R. Semmes and, in 1944, purchased the farm from various Dolloff heirs."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"A grateful parent wrote from Auburn in 1955 to inform hospital administrators that “Twenty-seven years ago my son was born…[and] I did not have the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… doctor until his retirement, September 28, 1955. Dr. Hutchins was both doctor and friend to everyone in the North Village."