Keywords: Community planning
- Historical Items (21)
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- Architecture & Landscape (6)
- Online Exhibits (53)
- Site Pages (96)
- My Maine Stories (11)
- Lesson Plans (36)
Site Pages
These sites were created for each contributing partner or as part of collaborative community projects through Maine Memory. Learn about collaborative projects on MMN.
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City of Portland Planning & Urban Development
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Skowhegan Community History - Sister Communities
"… of themes and topics in Maine history; lesson plans; a gallery of student history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844
"Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In 1864, John Martin drew…"
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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community
"… Gary Pike had just graduated high school and planned to attend Florida State University in the fall when he was diagnosed with Burkett’s Lymphoma…"
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Historic Hallowell - Maine Community Heritage Project
"Maine Community Heritage Project The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maine Community Heritage Project
"… of themes and topics in Maine history; lesson plans; a gallery of student history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959
"President Eisenhower lit the tree at 5:15 p.m. In planning for Presque Isle’s Centennial, which occurred in 1959, Mr."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library
"New Portland Community Library New Portland Community Library X Click here to explore the New Portland Community Library Website! In 1988 a…"
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Architecture & Landscape database - Database Overview
"Landscape design, parks, urban planning, and planned communities represent a smaller, but growing portion of the listed holdings."
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Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas
"For John P. Thomas, who planned banks and palatial homes, the Great Depression of the 1930s brought difficult times that resulted in fewer…"
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Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows
"During this period, he oversaw the planning of such notable projects as the Muskie Federal Building in Augusta, the Forest Resources Building at the…"
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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…"
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"X Biddeford, however, has other plans for itself. Residents and stakeholders from out of town have worked hard over the last 15 years or so to…"
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"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Plan of Lands of Saco Water Power Co. at Saco & Biddeford, 1848Dyer Library/Saco Museum The cotton…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford
"Plan of rivers of Saco and Kennebunk, 1731Maine Historical Society From the 1680's to the 1760's, war after war broke over the natives and settlers…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP
"About MCHP X About the Maine Community Heritage Project... The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between Maine…"
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project
"… of themes and topics in Maine history; lesson plans; a gallery of student history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and…"
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Life on a Tidal River - About Us
"… volunteer in the classroom Charles Colburn, Community volunteer in the classroom Kathy Cook, Community volunteer in the classroom and BPL Leon…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - About Us
"… of themes and topics in Maine history; lesson plans; a gallery of student history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - About the Team
"Our kickoff Community Brainstorming Meeting held at the Cumberland Town Hall in October, 2009 elicited a seeming endless array of fascinating topics…"
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Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 1 of 2
"… “good history”, discussing the Narrative and planning Exhibits, studying existing sites from prior years, and celebration planning."