Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"… day, farmers, fishermen, merchants, educators, artists, summer residents, and retirees have come to call Blue Hill their home."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"A growing community of artists and entrepreneurs are breathing new life into the downtown, and hope to transform it back into the lively neighborhood…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… but year-round jobs were scarce and the town's resident population declined as many young people left to seek their fortune elsewhere."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"… large boardinghouse, there were over one hundred residents, a couple of stores, and even a dance hall. Mr. and Mrs."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… 7,000±-square-foot stone and shingle 5-chimney residence called Blythelyn. Mr. and Mrs. Coburn Haskell built Dundree on Parker Point in 1914. Mr."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The hospitality of Blue Hill’s year-round summer residents made the new residents feel welcome. Rusticators were primarily from Boston, New York…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"… he wrote, "In drawing the house & L had I been artist enough to show a Jog I might & wished to represent this wood pile but in giving the L on a…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… of the Battle of Louisbourg, complained that the resident committee assigned him “a lot that is nothing but a mountain of rocks and not worth a…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"Residents of the Boston colony quickly sought permission to settle the area as hostilities ended. Joseph Wood and John Roundy added their names in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"The residents of Blue Hill were forced to rely on the creativity, hard work and community spirit that defined the town’s history."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Library Blue Hill Academy Ever since the 1790s, residents of Blue Hill have been very concerned with the education of their young people."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 1 of 17

"… factors, heavy Irish and Canadian immigration occurred. The 1830 and 1860 Biddeford census show a rise from 1,995 residents to 9,349 residents."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Wabanaki Today

"… to have a presence here, as residents, visitors, artists, and educators. The spirit of camaraderie and community that existed in the camps…"

Norcross Heritage Trust

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 15 of 17

"… Northerners, Mainers, and Biddeford and Saco residents faced a frenzy of emotions. On April 3rd, the Union celebrated the capture of the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… make-up was diverse and urbane, and the city's residents included business owners, doctors, lawyers, judges, druggists, opticians, superintendents…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… collector for the district shall be appointed, to reside at Biddeford.” In 1807 the district was changed to the much simpler District of Saco, and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"… Society By 1880 almost 50% of Biddeford's residents were foreign-born, with different cultures and religions than the old Yankee stock."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"… disturbing influences which are necessary to all artistic accomplishment." It was believed that this “opportunity is one of true public advantage…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"Warren. While Leland’s artist remains unknown, the Day portrait was the work of Portland portrait painter Charles O. Cole."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… a public library for the benefit of the city’s residents. With seed money willed to the association by Elizabeth Stevens, a retired employee of the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Residents of the City Farm worked the land and produced goods and produce sold in town to earn their place."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Biddeford was a solidly Whig town, and Tory residents didn‘t remain in town long. The citizens of Biddeford proclaimed their support of the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Dr. J. E. Martin wrote a comprehensive book on the life and work of Jonathan Adams Bartlett, 1817-1902, who was a folk artist living on the south…"