Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"Works Cited Goodwin, Beckie. Their Eyes Hath Seen the Glory. Lincoln Center, Me.: B. Goodwin, 1992. Print."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Co. B, Maine State Guard member, Bangor, 1864

"Martin wrote, "Co B State guard black pants blue Broad cloth frock coat & a United States cap J R Richr Capt R L Morrison Lieut." View additional…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"Thomas,” a 5-master of 2639 tons, the largest craft of any type ever built on the St. George River. Her career was cut short by a shipwreck off…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Biddeford Mills Museum

A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Turner Museum and Historical Society

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Robert A. Frost Memorial Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Jennings. The trustees set a four-year goal to complete a new school construction project. Project funding was secured with a $125,000 bond issue…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"… was started from a $7,000 donation by Mary B. Ingersoll in 1923. Ira Fish's gristmill used to be where the library is today."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"At age 22 Thomas S. Libby became a wheelwright and a carriage maker from 1841 to 1861, greatly assisting the community by repairing their wagons."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"1893: New owners N.M. Jones and James B. Mullen expand the mill and operations to include sulfite pulp, a much better kind of pulp."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"Those are all important roles in a town’s history and without Jeremy Nelson, those parts of history would have been different."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"This will affect our future as a town because this will give us money and keep our town running if we keep our mill in operation."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"Last, the hall is still on Main Street today and is the Lincoln Town Hall where town meetings are held."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"Thomas and I have a major connection. He was only a fourteen year old boy when he joined, and I am a fourteen year old boy now."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"The telephone hadn’t been invented yet, and wouldn’t be for a few more years. The two friends probably lost touch once Jacob moved to Michigan…"

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"Workman was a nurse and the first owner of the Workman’s Hospital that was built in 1932. The first Workman’s hospital was actually in the upstairs…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Pinkham and had caught in the sheathing of the ceiling from a suspended kerosene oil lamp. The building was soon ablaze and in spite of great efforts…"

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"Years ago, the churches were for meeting places and a place to gather for suppers. Churches are also used for shelters, concerts, weddings, and…"