Maine Memory Network

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

"Draper said of her work: "I never try to point morals in my monologues; yet I believe the material has got to be something more than a mere…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering I Remember Lobster Fishing in Scarborough Most clam and lobster fisheries in Scarborough have been…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"… Society The Odd Fellows Hall was founded by the I.O.O.F, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The Odd Fellows are a group of people that believe…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… that no rules of the Association were violated… I hope, however, that we may have the pleasure before long of listening to a paper on this subject…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"I think this was true because people didn't have computers or televisions at home to entertain them. They read books and magazines instead."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… vehicle, Lubec, 1911Lubec Historical Society The I.O.R.M (Improved Order of Red Men) Band marched, followed by the Eastport High School Cadets…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Canned: A History of the Sardine Industry, Part I, John Gilman, Deer Island, N.B., 2001. Hawes, Edward L., “Cobscook Timescape”, Island Journal…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"… be started in August when the boys from World War I returned. Recreation in Stockholm Many people in Stockholm were looking for a way to get…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Mary Cabot Wheelwright (1878-1958) recalls, “I can remember quite well Mr. Loring Kimball’s father’s fascinating old marine store, near the cove at…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Governor Brann was launched at I.L. Snow Company shipyard in Rockland, Maine at 10 A.M on May 19, 1936."

Colby College Special Collections

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"By November 11, 1918 when an armistice brought WW I to a close, over 30 Bangor men had died. Bangor entered the "Roaring Twenties" like other cities…"

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

"World War I and II had an adverse effect and the population stayed the same or increased slightly. The mills were running full blast at this time…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"By 1853 this company processed more than 128 million feed of logs. The river drive in later years transported great quantities of long logs, and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Historical Society “Just before World War I the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad reached its peak of prosperity…” giving Franklin County…"