Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"His business at one point occupied an entire city block, employed 100 production workers, and 20 hand-copiers who addressed envelopes off-site."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… the logs were being sent down from Fryeburg and points north. Before 1800 there were 17 sawmills around the falls, cutting an estimated 50,000 feet…"

Lithgow Public Library

"… A cultural, educational, and recreational focal point for the community, the library offers programming, access to electronic resources, and…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… and then send them to sea to ship goods to other cities like Boston or New York City and return with goods from those who traded with them."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"When Ms. Farrand was converting her Reef Point estate into a horticultural research library and created a non-profit foundation, she asked Charles to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… with the Atlantic Shore Railroad to York County points.(5) Rising operating costs and increasing use of automobiles weakened the financial…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… connection to the Rickers, who acquired the Bay Point Hotel in Rockland in 1902, renaming it the Samoset Hotel."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… the northern edge of Blue Hill Harbor to Wood Point, then turning south along the length of Long Island glaciers left exposed a rich vein of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… such as the Max Farrand Association at Reef Point estate in Bar Harbor, Charles sought community partnerships and leadership roles in institutions…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Carrey. Her time in Surry was the launching point of her career and she went on to work on Broadway, in television and in movies."

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

"Draper said of her work: "I never try to point morals in my monologues; yet I believe the material has got to be something more than a mere…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… dates of working there are unknown, but at some point he created a stunning annotated painting of the operations and the people, as it appeared on…"

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

"However, at one point Bangor also had what was called the Bangor Plan, which allowed hotels and such to serve alcohol if they went to court and paid…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… located in Lincoln Center and was a stopping point for people traveling on the steamboat. The fares from Old Town to Winn, Old Town to Lincoln, Old…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… and varying between three miles at its widest point and a few yards at the Narrows, depending on the tide."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"So, without hospitals or medicine, people would get to the point where they die. Also, if they don’t die they could have to be home sick for the rest…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… project was running extremely smoothly by this point. He had installed all the modifications that needed to be done to get the operation going and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… first half of the 20th Century and reached a low point of 1270 in 1960. Summer residents were one of the biggest employers in town in the early…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… and multi-piano performances, and at some point everyone joining together for a rousing Mozart chorus or two."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… the present town of Madison and it is here at Old Point that the unfortunate event occurred in August of the year 1724."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Arrow drawn on photo points to Jernegan. Photo donated by Edith Comstock.Lubec Memorial Library Why were so many people willing to invest their life…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… had actually begun in the Ryder's Cove and Hewes Point settlements some twenty years earlier. As the island filled with summer residents, many…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… of 245, was far more developed than Flagg’s Point (Lubec). John Cooper, acting as agent for the settlers, petitioned the Massachusetts General…"