Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah

"Bangor Public Library Captain Gordon poses with the 'Flying Torah,' Bangor, 1945 Chaplain Gordon Boarding the plain with the TorahBangor Public…"

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"… that our historical partners at the Bangor Public Library and the Bangor Historical Society be able to support our research with primary source…"

Life on a Tidal River - Cohen Students

"… one scanning artifacts with Bill Cook, Bangor Public Library Special Collections librarian, and the other three working with teacher Ron Bilancia…"

Life on a Tidal River - Flood Exhibit Work

"… one scanning artifacts with Bill Cook, Bangor Public Library Special Collections librarian, and the other three working with teacher Ron Bilancia…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"High School, Bangor, ca. 1940Bangor Public Library Text by The 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of the William S. Cohen School."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Curtis Free Public Library and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin was a very well-known and…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"When John Junior, the last surviving of the Martin children, died in October 1929, he left the house in Bangor and everything in it to two single…"

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

"Benjamin Cutter of Bangor bought 66 acres east of Second Pond where he established the long running Blue Hill Copper Mining and Smelting Company."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Steamships traveled from Boston, Massachusetts to Bangor, Maine. Parker Point had its own wharf where a steamship transported people to and from…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… of its powerful natural beauty to a greater public. The development of the area as a summer resort and prestigious destination was the impetus of…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"On May 12, 2000, the Lewiston Public Library and the Lewiston Historic Preservation Review Board held a public gathering to recognize the lifework of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… travel south as far as Philadelphia or north to Bangor and beyond using connecting lines. By the late 1920s rising costs and declining business…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… schooner Fannie and Edith was headed to Bangor from Boston when the schooner parted cables, leaving the ship completely at the mercy of the wind…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson

"… a skilled designer of houses, schools, churches, public buildings, and commercial blocks. Notable extant examples of his work in Portland include…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… more than three hundred domestic, religious, public, commercial, and industrial structures on the Portland peninsula and another one hundred in the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"… commissioned them for promotional purposes.Boston Public Library There was one of the finest masquerade balls ever given at Bar Harbor at Mrs."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… officially changed from the Guilford Free Public Library to the Guilford Memorial Library. There were seven trustees and each year they gave a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"… years later, she took a position at the Bangor Public Library. Due to ill health, Mary returned to Lincoln and pursued her devotion to local…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… when the steam boats made regular trips between Bangor and Ryder Landing. The summer tourists stayed in a boarding house/inn, named at various…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"This act was originally designed to protect the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad from the risk of building a railroad in such a rural area as Aroostook…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… come together to provide assets such as a public library, community playground, the Regional Medical Center and school improvements."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… State Normal School that trained teachers, a public library sponsored by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (an electric…"