Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"Baker got the ball and quickly fired up a shot. The ball sailed up in the air, eyes following its path, heading right for the hoop."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"The Bangor Daily News called it “Maine’s most charming rustic theater.” It included a tea room and later a restaurant open everyday serving tea…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"A new building has been built, after a fire burned it down in November of 2009. Today, The Lincoln News costs 60 cents and over 6,000 people buy it…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… the devastation of events such as floods and fires, the townspeople of Guilford come together once again to celebrate."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Once, when a house caught fire in Lincoln, the train was used to transport a fire truck. The building burned, but the people were amazed at the speed…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… down the Neck minus their headlights, the drivers would secure their cargo, and slip away towards Bangor and Mount Desert Island. Next Page"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… pianist hopes concerts will wake people up," Bangor Daily News February 11-12, 2012, 1984. "Surry Opera Company Set to Travel to Soviet Union in…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… walking on the stone beaches, family bon fire parties, and indoor card and board games, especially Bridge, Canasta and jig saw puzzles. St."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"… Street across the road from the Town Hall andd Fire Station. Today it is operating as the United Methodist Church and is the home of Little…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"On December 6, 1902 the building was lost to a fire. The whole building was ruined. A new Odd Fellows Hall (I.O.O.F.) was built in 1904."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… gone, his mill had been completely destroyed by fire. Instead of boarding his train that day, he immediately began making plans to restore the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… end of the nineteenth century, the Presque Isle Fire Department had been incorporated and Presque Isle had its first water company, the Presque…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"Fired ceramic pots, possibly an outgrowth of earlier soapstone bowls, appear in southern Maine, suggesting the beginning of agriculture and a more…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… the home until it was shut down because of State fire regulations in 1990. Medical implements from the Lincoln Historical Society collection X…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… for the manufacture of Christmas wreaths, cutting fire wood and raking blueberries offers seasonal employment."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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