Maine Memory Network

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Old Canada Road Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Borderland Essays

"… northeast boundary between the United States in Canada, and the "borderland" region known between what is today the American state of Maine and the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"In Canada, all of the trees were coated in a thick layer of ice. This is similar to Hallowell because in our ice storm the trees were also coated in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… polities of New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada, which were fused as the Province of Canada in 1841 (previously Quebec), and Maine that all came…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Two star skaters, Bangor, 1868

"… in four different positions and a young man from Canada in four positions while skating at the new Bangor Skating Rink in 1868."

Nylander Museum

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"… connected to other states and it even ran through Canada. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Station, New Sweden, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"The largest portions were from Canada (25%) and Ireland (12%), two heavily Catholic countries. Prior to this there had been only one Catholic Church…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… The Aroostook War was a conflict between Canada and Maine (U.S.), over exactly where the Northeastern border was between the two countries."

Millinocket Fire Department

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"Fred Snow, had been living in New Brunswick, Canada, where he worked. Her father, John Martin (1823-1904) drew the illustration of her casket on…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket at grave, Bangor, 1889

"Fred Snow, and the couple moved to New Brunswick, Canada, where he worked. She died while visiting her parents in Bangor."

Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"The family moved from Ontario, Canada, to Lewiston in 1885. Dating into the mid 1890s her couture quality wine velvet and cream figured silk double…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 2 of 5

"… primary legacy of these efforts prior to the US-Canada northeast border commissions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century was one of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"… in Boston, Massachusetts and one time in Ontario, Canada. After the movie Marley received national fame for his comedy, he aired on The Late Show…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"… the Smithsonian Museum and the National Museum of Canada have wanted part of the original Nylander collection for their own."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"Three-masted "terns" were a favorite rig of Canada's Maritime Provinces. The scow schooner, which used a schooner rig on a flat-bottomed, blunt-ended…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… The storm hit most of New England and parts of Canada, and worried the whole country. The Red Cross spent $30,000 on operating shelters for the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"… without electricity in the Northeastern US and Canada. 5. 110 CMP line crews and 150 units set out on day 3."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… President Grant, Lord Lisgar, Governor General of Canada, Maine’s Governor, and many other dignitaries attending."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… but they began to export throughout Europe, Canada, Japan and Australia. The great flood of 1987 dealt a devastating blow to the operation, ruining…"

Patten Free Library

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Lubec Landmarks

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