Maine Memory Network

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… operates and staffs the gift shop, as well as organizing special events and fundraisers to support numerous programs and hospital expansions."

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… hall with a stage for putting on plays and other events. In 1949, the gymnasium wasn’t meeting the demands of the school, so a new gym was…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… social organization, sponsoring community events and celebrations, supporting members’ participation in local and national competitions, and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"… of someone living at that time when a certain event happened" My feelings for Thomas S. Libby are feeling really bad for him because he was in the…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… and Courier, a Bangor newspaper, reported the event: About half past ten o’clock last night a dispatch was received in this city for Mayor Bragg…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Fair has been the county’s premier autumn social event. “Throughout its history [the farmington fair] has proved of great value in arousing an…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… and surrounding fields provide a venue for equine events where carriage and sleigh drivers bring to life horse-drawn vehicles, some of which are…"

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

"It was the most important event to everyone around the area. People who moved away from the area would come to see their friends and family at the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… but rather as a venue for theater, sporting events, dances, concerts, town meetings, graduations, and other community functions."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Even though there are events that haven’t been recorded, the flood will never be forgotten. Written by Andrea Fredericks Flood, Jppa viewed from…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"The year of 1882 was to be an eventful one in the life of Hugh J. Chisholm and the future of the wilderness town of Rumford."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"11, 2011). Wikipedia; Muster (event). 17 Jan. 2011. wikipedia. 5 Apr. 2011 <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Muster_%28event%29>. Unknown, Unknown."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… highlights the past and present construction, events, and people who contributed to the importance and history that make it a special and unique…"

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"… of someone living at that time when a certain event happened" Nathaniel Bodwell was a drummer boy, at the age of 12, in the War of 1812."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"… of someone living at that time when a certain event happened” Grave marker for Hiram T. Smith Drawing by Ian Quill X If I was someone who was…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… as increased use of television brought world events into everyone's living room: the assassination of President Kennedy; the civil rights movement…"

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… make special plans to arrive during this annual event. Today's times have changed drastically, with frequent ferry service bringing mainland stores…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Another early catastrophic event in 1816 was “the year without a summer.” A frost occurred in every month and there was no corn raised, a staple food…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"A bicentennial reenactment of the event by Harvard scientists took place on Islesboro October 27th, 1980."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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