Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… the Lakes chapel is still there and holds regular services during the summer. Next door, the Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum enshrines the…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… enduring relationship to the greater Portland community, securing over $300,000 from 6,831 individual donors in a public subscription drive."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… part of the institution’s contribution to the community from its opening in 1920 until the last class graduated in 1987."

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… close relationship between the hospital and wider community has been a feature of Portland life since the early days of the institution, and 1933…"

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

"… History Schools, Social Life and Community Service Strong offered a variety of social and service organizations, including the Gift Club, Senior…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… Biddeford community with materials, programs, services, and informational and cultural resources needed to lead fuller, better, and richer lives."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… mill operations to Strong, the junction of rail service north to Kingfield, west to Phillips, and south to Farmington."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… Water Act was passed, and the Department of Human Services required residents to boil their drinking water."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… collections of hymns, and the author of a vesper service. After the death of his brother Henry in 1882, Samuel retired from the ministry and moved…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 11 of 17

"The first company of Biddeford volunteers left in May of 1861. By October of 1862, more than half of all able-bodied men were in the armed services."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"MacMillan liked Wiscasset, a community of about 1,200 on the Sheepscot River, because it was away "from the hubbub of the city" and ships could…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… hosted by members by members of the Wabanaki community at Deering Oaks was a crowd and media favorite."

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"Inland towns and communities favored separation, while those on the coast opposed it. This, of course, was due to the Coasting Law, which would…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 12 of 17

"… as Home Guards meaning they were called into service for the protection of public property within the State."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… Maine Railroad stopped at Farmington, so several communities north of Farmington decided to build a railroad to open the region for wood transport…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… Public Library Biddeford had rapidly gained the services and utilities that made it a true urban area: city water (1885), electric lights (1886)…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"He commended the hard work of those who helped make the new school a reality. "The town can now continue educating it's children at home and have a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Welcome to Strong

"… some of the stories that shaped this small community and its inhabitants in the western mountains of Maine."

Early Maine Photography - Studio Portraits

"Photographers in smaller communities sometimes relied on painted backgrounds in place of the more expensive drapes and furniture."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… century Portland supported an active artistic community. Of the painters, sculptors, and carvers who worked in the city, George Henry Bailey…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… grassroots chapters established in 2,700 local communities in 37 states. The organization formed in the years following the Civil War to improve…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… half of all able-bodied men were in the armed services, and at the end of the war 1,000 men had gone off to fight."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"Veterans law services, Biddeford-Saco, 1864McArthur Public Library During the war years layoffs were common for mill workers, many of which were…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 3 of 3

"1870Maine Historical Society Communities beyond the Portland area are also represented in the Society’s early outdoor photographs, as reflected in…"