Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… Gannett would receive news from his father, who acted essentially as an international correspondent. William P."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… for the Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1980. St. John and Penobscot Rivers map, 1798Maine Historical Society Settling other…"

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

"… as the Royal Proclamation of 1763, the Quebec Act (1774), Treaties of Paris (1763 and 1783), the Jay Treaty (1794), the Treaty of Ghent (1814), and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Island residents tried many times to repeal the act but failed for twenty years. The act was finally repealed on March 17, 1933."

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.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… Maine Legislature toward this end, and in 1860 an act was passed that established Normal Departments in eighteen existing academies of the State of…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"In addition he acted as a field driver, bringing in stray farm animals that had wandered off or roamed at large."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"In 1863, the legislature passed an act to build two normal schools in Maine. An attempt was made to establish one in Hampden in direct connection…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… as one ad put it, all nationally-known acts contracted through Boston and New York agencies that included singing and dancing comedians, musical…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"The people of Guilford acted very quickly and the building was rebuilt. The construction was finished just one year later in 1926."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"Thespian students could participate in one-act plays, and in the 1950's, the high school added the Future Homemakers of America, National Honor…"

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

"… the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act, shown here: "Resolved, that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"The act of learning the opera was itself a step toward peace and understanding for many of those involved. Surry Opera Co."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… Fluvanna, changed it to Guilford, and passed the act on February 8th. The first town meeting was held on March 1st."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… deep hole near the schoolhouse, at which time he acted out his part." In all likelihood, this occurred during the celebration of becoming a town in…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"John Cooper, acting as agent for the settlers, petitioned the Massachusetts General Court declaring allegiance to that state and requesting that…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"This act of unselfishness shows how heroic she truly was. During her darkest hour she helped others."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"On July 1, 1966, the Medicare Act was signed into law. As a result, hospitals were required to pass stringent inspections in order to receive…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Colby College Special Collections

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

"… afternoon, at 2 o’clock for the purpose of acting upon the question of accepting a road, or roads, laid out to the new depot grounds by the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… settling of land in Letter F, other settlers, who acted independently of Fairbanks, arrived so that by 1830 there were approximately 2,000 people…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Morrill Act of 1862 established the land grant colleges across the United States. For Maine, its college would be founded in 1865 just eight…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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