Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Elizabeth Akers Allen, née Chase

"In 1866, she published her second collection, Poems, under the name of "Elizabeth Akers". All subsequent volumes were published under the name…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Farm Life

"They also brought the butter to the customers and collect money. She sold the butter for seventy-five cents per pound."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"The barrel loaders would collect the tickets so that the farmer could keep track of the number of barrels picked by each picker."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"… Ireland letters 1862-1863, MS 261, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, Orono, Maine. Box 1, folder 31."

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"… five exhibits, we took into consideration what collections were available and which of those the Library and Museum were interested in digitizing."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"… is to share this history with the community by collecting, preserving and displaying materials associated with the past."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"Student Liam McCarthy Edwards adjusts his camera and tripod to photograph a butter mold that is part of the SHS collection."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… relied on Benjamin Larrabee and Enoch Freeman to collect payments, sell additional lots, and to deal with squatters or colonists cutting down…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"… to one deed in the Pejepscot Proprietors Collection, Thomas and Samuel York, “Planters,” agreed to give annual “acknowledgement” to Wabanaki…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"… Society Similarly, some of the maps within these collections contain vital placenames and locations, including documentation of little-known…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… the historical society and shown the archives and collections storage areas. The students were also given a brief lesson in museum practices, such…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… early postcards, and artifacts from the collections of the Blue Hill Historical Society, the Jonathan Fisher Memorial, and the Blue Hill Public…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… Graders, 2011-2012 Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library Return to Student Research The May Sisters, Julia and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"1922Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Over the mountains, to the south, the three towns of the Nezinscot Region are powered…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… from the time of purchase was to digitize the collection to make it accessible to a wide audience."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"“South Lincoln Nursing Home .” From the Personal Collections of Beckie Goodwin. Print. “Stratton Hospital .” From the Personal Collections of Beckie…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… camping near her family home (documents in the collection of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society)."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"… Photographs, letters and documents, private collections of Samuel Savage McGee, Richard M. Savage II and Charles K. “Ken” Savage, Jr."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"A settler could either collect and sell the plain wood ash, or they could blanch it in a large vat, and boil it down to produce pot-ash (potash)."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - About Us

"… Network features a constantly growing online collection of more than 15,000 historical items contributed by over 200 historical organizations…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… during his exploration the year before that he collected his family from Durham, New Hampshire, and settled near the mouth of the Souadabscook…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Other Resources Used Photographic Collections: Patten Free Library (PFL) and Bath Historical Society (BHS) PFL and BHS archived documents, ledgers…"

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

"Typed Manuscript, BPL collection, 1915. Print. History of Penobscot County Maine, with illustrations and biographical sketches."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"On June 21, 1814, Fisher writes “About 100 hands collected & assisted in raising my house, with plank sides, which went up well & no person was…"