Maine Memory Network

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…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Mosquitoes, black flies, leeches, and moose flies were all annoyances that the loggers had to put up with."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Toddy Pond itself was not a pond, but rather a river valley known as Eastern River until 1830 when dams were built to operate saw mills ."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"The two excessive amounts of water flow caused the Kennebec River to flood its banks. The flood hit the community on the night of March 13, 1936."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… Lincoln Pulp and Paper and began to manufacture “black ash” or sodium carbonate pulp. From 1899 to 1908, the mill built its reputation on the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"King “its a never ending storm”. “It was pitch black. You could not see a thing at night” said Bruce Bell. “It brought our family together”."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The Black Mountain Ski Resort now features skiing for the family at affordable rates, a tubing hill for the non-skier, and a modern, up-to-date lodge…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"On November 2nd Dunton recorded charges for several yards of black gauze, black silk, black ribbon, and black muslin."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… meetings were sometimes about voting rights for black veterans. During the picnics they also talked about life and the war."

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

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

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Bennett, Black robe on the Kennebec by Mary R. Calvert, and Dawn Over the Kennebec by Mary R. Calvert."

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…"

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…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… pleasant river throughout its entire length, its waters are dotted with islands and pierced with pleasant land points which afford perfect…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… by Foss' Dance Orchestra, then came the Fine Black Aces. New Portland seems to have a rich musical history."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Hanson Black Robe on the Kennebec by Mary Calvert Skowhegan Community In partnership with the Maine Memory Network | Project of Maine Historical…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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