Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"Knox, commander of the American artillery in the Revolution, Secretary of War from 1785 to 1794 and close friend of George Washington, left his…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"X Feeding Our Soldiers Many Americans tended victory gardens to grow their own fruits and vegetables; in fact, most people became gardeners."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Bourque, Bruce J. Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2001."

Wilson Museum

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South Portland Historical Society

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Bridgton Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"… In the 1890s the organizations that became the American Nurses Association and National League for Nursing had formed, and states began to pass…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… Quigley, received a Class A rating by the American College of Physicians and Surgeons. This was accompanied by the establishment of a permanent lay…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… a painted backdrop ornamented with tents and an American flag. Other seated images include tintypes of Private John Mahoney of Augusta, who served…"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… the widely accepted definition of early American photography ranges from the arrival of the technology to the United States in 1840 to Civil War…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… in Augusta was inspired by the classicism of the American Greek Revival style. Thomas was at his best when designing in the English Tudor style."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… at Bowdoin College, and the Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He made an extensive photographic record of Lewiston…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… from the beginning of 1752 to the start of the American revolution. Bowdoin was a leader who raised considerable amounts of money, and served on…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"… Sagadahoc: The Popham Colony, 1607-1608.” Early American Studies 12, no. 1 (Winter 2014): 1-35. Champlain, Samuel de."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… California, and the Little Singers of Paris, and American choral group. A Greek Orthodox vespers service closed the first night of the program."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"All thirty-nine ships in the American fleet were either captured, burned or scuttled. The Penobscot Expedition, as it came to be known, remained the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… the British seized control of Castine in 1779 and American revolutionaries scuttled much of its navy in the Penobscot River, some settlers withdrew…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The Native Americans of this tribe had for generations past roamed the wilds of this region from Merrymeeting Bay to Moosehead Lake in peace and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… invented traditions, Loring was among the first American Indians to draw public attention to indigenous customs in costumed performances."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"The Vaughans were long-time supporters of American independence. According to Alan Taylor, in Liberty Men and Great Proprietors (p.68), their…"

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

"… to foreign imports that were cheaper to buy than American. About 60 people worked there. Mr. Strickland told us that a lot of people liked to work…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Plan of the British and American positions, Aroostook War, 1843Maine State Museum While the boundary dispute slowed American settlement of the area…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Charles Herring started a slaughterhouse. The American Legion Hall was built and operated a bowling alley and pool tables."