Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"They have a wonderful collection of books and artifacts, and they enjoy genealogy. Crystal Knapp Polk teaches social studies and reading at the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"By the end of the 18th century, townspeople asked that the area be incorporated. Governor Caleb Strong, of Massachusetts, decreed on January 31…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"The following year Dolly Madison returned to Washington to resume her role as the social leader of the city."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Cummings. The doctor built this island farm in 1856. The previous year Solomon Hanscomb and his two sons discovered a jug filled with fifty-two…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"The cover of Songs from the Woods of Maine, by Julia H. May in 1894, is shown at right, with the poem, The Happy Hills of Strong, from that book."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"Within these pages you will find a wealth of local knowledge and treasures passed down and preserved for future generations."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"The MCHP grows out of Maine Memory Network, Maine Historical Society’s nationally recognized statewide digital museum."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"The back half of the current building was the original structure. The 1894 class motto was “Deeds, Not Words.” That year, the first high school…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"The principal recognized the blue ribbon award as an opportunity to expand the Strong community. "If people are looking at moving to the area or…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"The water of Porter Lake is cold. The cold water is good for game fish. The lake trout like the rocky shoreline."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"With the profits from that book, she traveled to Europe in 1859–1860. During that journey she served as a correspondent for the Transcript and for…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He said that he had spent most of the previous day taking care of his sheep in a pasture far from the Libby house."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Fly fisherman, starting in the 1800s, used some of the flies that originated in Maine like the Grey Ghost, the Parmachenee Bell, and the Big Brother."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Sturtevant, His Wife, Helen and His Four Children, edited by Arnold H. Sturtevant, The Knowlton & McLeary Co, 1977 The Toothpick: technology and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Wartime Lincoln

"Army. James' hometown is Chester and he graduated from Mattanawcook Academy in 1985. X Shawn Macalpine, U.S."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Exhibits

"Online Exhibits Our MCHP Team has put together the following exhibits. We hope that you enjoy exploring them as much as we have enjoyed working on…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"Moses was a colonel in the Revolutionary army and fought at Bunker hill and in New York. Colonel Josiah Little Josiah Little was the son of Colonel…"

Early Maine Photography - War

"… and died of disease in Maryland three and a half months later. James Davis of the 9th Maine Regiment, ca. 1863Maine Historical Society"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"The former consists of James B. Vickery and Early G. Shettleworth, Jr.’s expansive collection of early photographs, initially donated to MHS in 2006."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"Born in Topsham, James Fulton Patten (1800-1883) lived much of his life in nearby Bath, from where he sailed vessels built by his brothers George and…"

Early Maine Photography - Family Groups

"James Fowler family, Unity, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society Family Groups in the Vickery-Shettleworth Collection Click on the image for full…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"Occupational James Jones, Farmington, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society In the nineteenth century, individuals often chose to be photographed…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"At home, women were left to tend the farms, manage family business, care for the sick and elderly, raise children, and bear the awful news that too…"

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

"He was instrumental in organizing the scattered settlements and petitioning Massachusetts for incorporation as a town."