Maine Memory Network

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

"The population of colonial America was doubling with each generation. The French and Indian wars were winding down."

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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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…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… Fluckers abandoned their holdings in the American colonies and eventually returned to England, leaving Lucy the sole member of the family on…"

Frye Island Historical Society

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

"… to much of the already declining wealthy summer colony there while hardly touching the Western side of the island, including Northeast Harbor and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… years, John Alden and others from the Plymouth Colony visited this trading post, perhaps explaining the later arrival of southern New England…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… opponent of the extension of slavery in the colonies. Rufus King relocated to New York City two years after his 1786 marriage to Mary Alsop…"

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…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The conclusion of the French and Indian War in 1763 brought a brief era of peace to the region. Fort Pownall now guarded the entrance to the…"

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 - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… contributed the exhibits on Blue Hill's summer colony, its history as a center of music education and performance, and its history as a town that…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

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

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"It was not until the advent of three summer colonies that the horse and buggy became popular. The automobile was banned from the island until 1933."

Acadian Archives

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