Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Small’s book: “The amount of moral courage and Christian fortitude required for a landsman to get up out of a comfortable bed and struggle up on a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… rights of newspapers, tourist guides and souvenir books of travel over 5,000 miles of rail and steamship lines."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… produced coated papers for periodicals, catalogs, books, and commercial printing. Mead was also a major producer of paper products for schools and…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… 1911-1912.” The document was found on Google Books, a resource that wasn’t available a few years ago."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"More recently, numerous books, written by Ben and Natalie Butler recorded history of area neighborhoods."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… in the community for the local elite and could be booked for a “reasonable fee” by those who wished to use it."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"According to several books, in 1846, William Rogers, John Patten, Jeremiah Robinson, Otis Kimball, and Caleb S."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Shaw who sold stationary supplies, books and other random gifts (see receipt). The key person that has a connection with the building was Captain…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"In the early 1800's, Pond published a book against slavery. Another was Reverend Amory Battles. Battles was an abolitionist at the Unitarian Church…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Print. Lossing, Benson J. The Pictorial Field Book. New York: Harper Brothers, 1896. Print. Scott, Geraldin Tidd."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The history books say the cold weather was most likely caused by the volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia during April of 1815."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"In our collection, we have a “Day Book” or ledger dating back to 1797. This ledger appears to track his business – some sort of store."

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

"… others make wedding cakes, take pictures, write books, and create works of art. Recently, the town has seen another decrease in population."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The library closed in 1965 and its books and furniture were donated to the Alice L. Pendleton Library."

Acadian Archives

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