Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"The idea was to make the boarding houses social centers, and to surround them with the most elevating influence."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… impact on Farmington’s role as a cultural center in Maine is undeniable, not only for his eloquent influence, but for his direct impact on the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… Somesville was by now the economic and cultural center of the island. It had a small store, a blacksmith, a shoemaker, a tanning yard, a woolen…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… Park would position itself as “the amusement center of the city” and that it “will mark a new era in the history of summer vaudeville…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Lubec, 1955Lubec Memorial Library Lubec’s center of population began to shift from North Lubec to the Point."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"In 1900, Cumberland Junction was the center of economic activity within the town. Many trains stopped there each day to pick up local products, or to…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"It has become a major manufacturing center for a variety of wood related products. In the 17th century the British Navy required masts constructed…"

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

"… is a tract of land six miles square, whose center is about five minutes south of the forty-fifth parallel of north latitude."

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.

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… 20th century, Lubec and Eastport were the twin centers of this fishery industry. The sardines canned there were really little herring, the same…"