Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"The Dreamland affected the history of Bath's entertainment. Probably everyone that was alive and lived in the area when the Dreamland was in business…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… and built with larger and deeper hulls, greatly affected their desirability for successful world trade."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"We also get affected because of the gas money when we want to go see one. The money is three dollars a gallon."

Penobscot Marine Museum

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"The fire not only affected many businesses, but also severely affected many people's lives. Eyeglasses and case from C. W. Clifford, Bath, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… National Park) X Clearly, Loring had special affection for Mount Desert Island, for he spent part of most summers here for several decades."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… for the Rockefellers, his ancestors' lives were affected by the earliest summer residents of the area."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… industry shut down was that water pollution was affecting the quality of the ice, and no one wanted polluted ice."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… industry shut down was that water pollution was affecting the quality of the ice, and no one wanted polluted ice."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"This will affect our future as a town because this will give us money and keep our town running if we keep our mill in operation."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"I think this affects my life right now because my grandfather is not here today. But, I do think he would have wanted to be here to see me going to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… all in all, many people from both countries were affected by this war over borders in what is now Aroostook county and New Brunswick from 1838-1839."

Westport Island History Committee

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Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… from Massachusetts would be too costly to be affective.[12] Believing there was enough support, however, backers of the separation movement sought…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… Kenduskeag Rivers were polluted, which greatly affected the wildlife and environment. The lumber that had seemed so plentiful in Maine’s deep…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… with him, whatever they did in or around Lincoln affected other people’s lives. This was because he brought them to Lincoln and his family probably…"

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

"31, 1999, affecting about 200 workers and resulting in a $25 million charge to the company, mostly in the second quarter, to cover asset write-offs…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"This affected the future of the town because the ancestors of some of the people that live here now probably came from other places to work in the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… the 1800s and into the 1900s, and many factors affected farming such as climate, population, and advancing new methods in education."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"It was his love and affection that created a bond broken only by the brutal massacre. Father Rasle counseled the Abenakis on matters concerning…"

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

"Economically, the Depression affected the townspeople the same way it did others. Even though there is no recorded information on this topic…"

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.

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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