Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"“The Author.” StephenKing.com - About the Author, stephenking.com/the_author.html. Nguyen, Regina. “FoundSF.” Women's Liberation Origins and…"

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

"… Pearson, social worker, musician, world traveler, author, lecturer and founder of Blue Hill’s Rowantree Pottery."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"This plant, authorized in 1930, had room for four boilers, with the first two units going on line in Jan. 1931."

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… the compiler of collections of hymns, and the author of a vesper service. After the death of his brother Henry in 1882, Samuel retired from the…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… as Maine Photography: A History 1840-2015, co-authored by Shettleworth, Libby Bischof and Susan Danly (2015). As of 2019, Earle Shettleworth, Jr."

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

"Somewhat surprisingly, the legislature authorized the vote, which was approved by Massachusetts Governor Samuel Adams."

Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"Jacob II was the author of over 100 children’s books – the most well-known being the Rollo Book Series."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… to Boston to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ authorities. Timothy was educated in local schools and attended Farmington Academy."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… an independent state agency, the Maine Turnpike Authority, for the purpose of building a super highway.(8) The first section of highway opened in…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Yarmouth, Maine: The Author, 1937. Sweetser, Phyllis Sturdivant. Cumberland, Maine in four centuries. Cumberland, Maine: Town of Cumberland, 1976."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Native Scotsman, author, merchant, politician, Son of Liberty, Revolutionary War figure, and all-around interesting character, Swan followed the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… Championship Listen to the story read by the author  The Elusive Championship by a Reeds Brook Middle School student based on an article by Bob…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… school teacher in the Philippines where he authored a history of the Islands. Sources Bangs, Carrie, “Klondike: The Gold from Sea Water Story…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… the petitioners for an injunction on the bonds authorized by Farmington Village Corporation to aid the Androscoggin Railroad Company for the work…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"As early as 1838, authorities were touting the potential of the potato to Aroostook County. In that year, Ezekiel Holmes, editor of the Maine Farmer…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Town of Islesboro authorized bonds to pay for a publicly owned and run ferry system. The Governor Brann was launched at I.L."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… "felt it to be the duty imposed upon them by the author of their being to establish, foster, and perpetuate an institution, in the interest of…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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