Maine Memory Network

Colby College Special Collections

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… main form of land-based transportation into the 20th century, long after the introduction of automobiles on the mainland."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Women found it unfair that they were not given the same rights that men were given. The struggle for women to gain the right to vote started in…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… living on the Maine coast during the turn of the 20th century. There wasn’t easy access to drinking water and insulating the homes for the winter…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"… the late 1800s, then onto the early part of the 20th century and the Building of the Arts Era when concerts, festivals, dance and theatre were…"

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

"Cohen attended the renaming ceremony on December 20th, 1997. "I am deeply touched by the decision of the Bangor School Committee to rename Garland…"

Acadia National Park

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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… Centennial Souvenir, 1903) At the cusp of the 20th century, thanks to generous natural resources and determined citizens, Surry truly had become…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Throughout the 19th and the first half of the 20th Centuries the Maine Central acquired smaller lines, including the E & NA, to become the largest…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Historical Society As Farmington reached the 20th Century, the number of rural schools dwindled to eight – Farmington Falls, Briggs District (Red…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"1895Bangor Public Library By the turn of the 20th century, the lumber industry and Bangor's port were waning."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"August 25, 1870: Up to Tuesday night, 20th, the Railroad Company had driven about 500 piles of the bridge now being constructed from the left bank of…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Maine nurses participated in this process, and in 1914 the Maine State Nurses Association was incorporated."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"As of 2009, Stephen Elie owned the building, according to Bath Tax Records. Oliver Moses, born on May 12, 1803 in Scarboro, Maine, owned the building…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Development of an Island-wide Identity

"… Memorial Library In the latter half of the 20th century, old institutions grew and new ones arose that tended to unite the island."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… of the age of automobiles in the early 20th century, Bath adapted to suiting the needs of not just local townspeople but travelers as well."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… 1950-1980 As Bath entered the last half of the 20th century, deteriorating buildings and the ever-increasing numbers of automobiles entering or…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"During the early part of the 20th century, The Old Ell belonged to A.C. and Emily Savage’s son John C."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… a way it probably did not in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, many individuals and businesses in our year-round Mount Desert Island…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"… at the changes made to this village between the end of the 18th century until the beginning of the 20th century. Click here to view the slideshow."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… Maritime Museum In the late 19th and early 20th century, theaters were becoming a new and exciting thing in most towns."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… arts venue for the better part of the early 20th Century and an essential part of the island's rich artistic history."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"During the mid-20th century from about 1941-1953, the Old Ell became a permanent home for Mame as well summer living quarters for her brother Richard…"