Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 3 of 3

"… in Northeast Harbor are trades and hospitality accounts for 11%. This trend continued slowly until 2010 when 21% of the villages businesses are…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"But 1934’s account required a separate 28 page publication. Blizzard, Lubec, 1934 Lubec Historical Society"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… in wastebooks, ledgers that contained rough accountings of his business dealings. His 1804 - 1805 wastebook records such details as who he was…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… in Maine, covering more than 3,000 acres and accounting for 15 percent of Maine’s total tidal marsh area."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"Her playful accounts of summer trips describe the social aspects of fishing trips, gear used and fish harvested."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… songs, talked about war experiences, and swapped accounts of their deeds. This attracted thousands of veterans to join the group."

Bridgton Historical Society

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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.

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"The people of Presque Isle opened a bank account in the name of John R Braden, a novel concept. His winnings were deposited to this account."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… Herbarium at Harvard University, contain detailed accounts of the expeditions, as well as their collection of rocks, plants, birds, and marine…"

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

"on the back. Also recorded this account in town records so future generations would know the history of the stone."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"Hall did not differentiate in his account. However, a colleague at the Smithsonian Institution, T. W. Smillie, had taken a photograph in 1886 that…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"The men and times of Pepperell: an account of the first hundred years of the Pepperell Manufacturing Company, incorporated February 16, 1844."

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"Print. Gray, Bonnie. "A First-Person Account." Lincoln's History. Web. 8 Apr. 2010. <http://www.lincolnmaine.us/new_history/history_business.html>."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"In a newspaper account of his 80th birthday, Scarborough resident Aaron A. Merrill, a Civil War veteran, recalled the days when Scarborough was a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Early 1600s ships' logs had accounts of fishing and fur trading along the coast. Fish, particularly cod, was abundant and a very profitable commodity…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… stood at one cent per day, and proprietors were "accountable for all damages done any book..." The final entry in the record book is dated March…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"The No's. 7 and 8 had been used to account for two little used paper machines that had been purchased from International Paper Co."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"The fine tone of the bell is accounted for by the fact that a Mr. Eustis went to Boston to attend an exhibition of bells and bought the winner in a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"2Farmington Historical Society According to accounts written by both Ben and Natalie Butler in their book, The Falls: Where Farmington, Maine, began…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"There is also a lunch account to help keep track of your lunch purchases, which is around a dollar for any item."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Aaron Lightfoot gives an account of the hardships of fishing in an excerpt from Dr. Small’s book: “The amount of moral courage and Christian…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"In that section, the Council gives an account of their rationale behind the eviction at Malaga. In short, the Council felt state government was…"