Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… in 1829, through the influence of Colonel John Black, who had been the leader in the 1809 changes, the Surry territory was re-annexed where it…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Phebe in Her Old Age Phebe wears a black coat in the only photograph we have of her.Surry Historical Society Resources Surry Town Records…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"To the best of my knowledge, that black rod iron fence on the Main Street side of the park is part of the original."

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.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"Some of the mantels are of the coveted Thomaston black marble, exports of which generated an annual revenue of some $20-$30,000 during this period."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… settle 60 Protestant families, build 60 dwelling-houses and a meeting-house, and settle a minister within six years, or failing this, by March…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… building, and shipping industries, plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills."

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… moved to its present site on the Surry Road) houses its collections, including a detailed, handwritten twentieth century census, photographs…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… welcomed by delegates of Maine officials and housed in Nowick’s old cow barn converted for the special guests."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… homeowners dumped rubbish in back of their houses. Searching those individual dumps would frequently result in a gold mine find of old metal…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"The Black House consists of approximately 60 students and 6 teachers who have all worked closely together to complete this project."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"John Black Anna Stratton John Martin Sr. Solomon B. Raynes James Stratton Dr. Moses Adams Mary Adams Reed Harding Dr."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"Black Joseph Card Calvin Bakeman Eben Merrill Rebecca Raynes Charles Merrill Elm House, Bangor Thomas Finson Skinner Farm, Brewer Henry K."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Quartette Club, 1849

"with a black band and long ends to the bands. ... Their first collars were turn down all uniform but a stand up dickey came in fashion and they made…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… straw hat drab or yellow pants & vest sometimes a black coat & sometimes dark or brown most generally cut frock coat and as a rule smokes a cigar…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… Library, the Bath Historical Society, and the Black House teachers at Bath Middle School were informed that they had been chosen as one of eight…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"In 1676 Mogg Heigon and his men led an unsuccessful attack on the Black Point garrison. Mogg suggested to Jocelyn that the settlers in the garrison…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… (1675-1702) Garrison Cove Marker on Black Point Road in ScarboroughScarborough Historical Society & Museum The first Indian attack occurred…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Henry Jocelyn arrived at Black Point in 1635 and remained involved in the early settlement for nearly forty years."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… for New England granted Cammock the Patent of Black Point, 1500 acres from the Spurwink to the Black Point River, back one mile from the sea and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 22-71

"John Black Dr. Moses Adams Mary Adams Adams murder trial John Martin Sr. Solomon Raynes Rebecca Raynes Alonzo Raynes Dilla Snow Dr."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… owned by Mess Shaw & Billings and was perfectly black of the nicest polish and silver mounted in every particular even the hook on the end of the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… been at Dunstan Landing and other yards were at Black Point on the Nonesuch River and the Libby River.(1) By the 1840s, a railroad drawbridge…"