Maine Memory Network

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 3 of 4

"… and the reproduction of her families and communities, the labor of women including Martha Ballard was an essential complement to the surveys and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"Residents in those communities wanted the proprietors to grant away more land to attract more settlers, with greater numbers enabling schools…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"The proprietors shaped the composition of Maine communities by recruiting Scots-Irish, Huguenot, and German settlers when New Englanders did not find…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… glory and patriotic achievement, of flourishing communities and personal liberties—two and a half centuries’ worth of dreams, all projected onto…"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… handled four hundred commissions in fifty Maine communities across the state. In 1896, George M. Coombs invited his two most experienced draftsmen…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… and the Chestnut Street Methodist Church Community House (1924), both in Portland. He excelled in using the style to create imposing brick and…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… so, he became a beloved member of the Lewiston community. In 1982 he was made a fellow of the A.I.A., the highest honor of his profession."

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

"… families between 1749 and 1751, in nineteen communities from North Yarmouth to Newcastle that they should either ask the Kennebec Proprietors for a…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"… datasets useful to the wider research community, and many publications. Inspired by a project between Zooniverse and Boston Public Library, MHS…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 1 of 4

"… Tribal Nations are found within our Nations and communities today. Particularly recognized are the descendants of Norridgewock now in our Nations…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"… to hear stories from the elders of the Tribal community about the location of the St. Croix River."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… supported by house servants, chauffeurs and gardeners, was both envied and resented by the town's year-round residents."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… to feed the animals, bale the hay and weed the gardens, they were well-educated. After the start of the 20th century, students had less pressure to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… child in town was there as they sang "In the Garden" and "The Old Rugged Cross." After the chilly morning service, everyone walked down to the…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… Room, the Hudson Room, the Cummings Suite, the Garden Room, and the Highland Room--all ranging in price from $105-$135."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"The torrential downpour was accompanied by gale winds together with lightening flashes that struck at widely scattered parts of the community… The…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… venue of its kind in New England, the Boston Garden being the first. On December, 30, 1955 the Syracuse Nationals played the Boston Celtics as…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… some of the felled trees in preparation of a garden, and used others to build a two-story cabin with two rooms on the first floor to be used as a…"

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

"… and make maple syrup; many others keep a large garden and spend time during the summer canning, freezing, and storing their harvest."

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

"… people would bring fruits and veggies from their garden. Ms. Gorman was first introduced to the New Portland Fair in 1933, its location also known…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Hope Cemetery Corp & Crematory - America's Second Garden Cemetery.” Mount Hope Cemetery Corp & Crematory, Mount Hope Cemetery Corp., 2019…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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