Maine Memory Network

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

"… the society’s start of the yearlong Maine Memory project to research and map local homes, businesses and townspeople’s lives after the Civil War."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"The post offices continued in private homes without a formal name until 1837. When the newly-named Strong Post Office moved to a three-story…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"… heavily developed with family camps, cottages and homes. The different fish in Porter Lake are the landlocked salmon and lake trout, brook trout…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… died on Armistice Day in 1946 at the Marcotte Home in Lewiston. In her final years she had struggled with poor health, failing eyesight and had…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"Lura would usually walk back home after the afternoon session. But at 4:00 pm Lura hadn’t returned home. Her parents rode to town looking for her."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… Lyman, and Edward were also all well-known authors.Farmington Public Library In May of 1828 Jacob married Harriet Vaughan."

Fryeburg Public Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… town can now continue educating it's children at home and have a community school where it ought to be", he said."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… destroyed and more than 1,000 people lost their homes. Yet, according to masonic records, from 1775 to 1786, the Grand Lodge either admitted to…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… active guides association and a region still home to some of Maine’s finest fishing and hunting."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"helped do with charity, by 1890 soldiers’ homes were established in 16 states, and orphanages in 17 states. The third and final ideal is loyalty."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… the fair-goers to flee to the safety of their homes. They did not realize that they had crossed that bridge for the last time."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… large dried codfish, which customers would take home to hang in their cellars. In January, 1866, the store burned, but a portion was saved by a…"

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

"… day! When he began to take cases into his own home, his wife assisted him. When mill owner Charles Forster died, his estate funded a 16-bed…"

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

"On the following day, he arrived at the home of William Read, and he organized the first meeting with early settlers."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Back then you had to walk home if you didn’t have a horse to ride. At age 37, Rufus Brackley died on that walk home."

Baldwin Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"One son, Jacob, was the author of 180 books, including the 14 volume Rollo series. Van Wyck Brooks stated that in Rollo the reader beheld in all its…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… Dix (for whom Dixfield is named) of Boston, was authorized to build the first grist mill, the first saw mills and develop the water power that…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Prince Memorial Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"Chester Greenwood By Nancy Porter, author of "Chester . . . More than Ear Muffs" Chester Greenwood, one of Farmington’s most famous citizens, was…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… and French and to force them to respect the authority of the newly formed American nation. It punished American merchants in the process by…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"… Cumberland voters and the Cumberland Town Council authorized a $700,000 bond issue. Terrien Architects of Portland designed the 8,100-square-foot…"