Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone

"… 22, 1955, Miss Stone was acknowledged by the Colonial Daughters Chapter of the Daughters of America as a ‘true pioneer of education.’ In June of…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"Residents of the Boston colony quickly sought permission to settle the area as hostilities ended. Joseph Wood and John Roundy added their names in…"

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

"For most of the 20th Century, the town's summer colony helped make Blue Hill a busy place for two months in the summer, but year-round jobs were…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Maine towns were developing, the South American colonies were breaking away from their respective rulers; the spirit of liberty and independence…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Two other villages successfully developed summer colonies -- Northeast and Seal harbors. In 1869 the Clement family in Seal Harbor rebuilt their old…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… Franklin as one of two deputies in charge of the colonial mail system. To overcome colonists’ suspicions that they were being overcharged on…"

Acadian Archives

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Historical Society As with other areas in colonial America, much of the trade was done by bartering."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… awarded the Kennebec Patent to the Plymouth Colony of Massachusetts. This patent included 3 million acres of land and a 15-mile strip along the…"