Maine Memory Network

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

"Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune Essay by Donald Soctomah Description of Pagan and Chipman’s Meetings with Francis Joseph…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Description The Homestead and tennis court at Parker Point, Blue Hill, 1907. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

Maine State Archives

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 8, pages 135-150

"… the criminal activity in Bangor, the results of court appearances of those charged, and various changes in manners and morals."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"Anxious that they should have title to their lots, once again, the people petitioned the general court, sending a committee composed of Amos Dole…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… submit their votes to the Massachusetts General Court. Perhaps in reaction to the "Shaysite" movement, fewer than 1,000 of Maine's nearly 75,000…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Lodging and Hotels: A Savage Family Business

"Alba Court Inn A New Smyrna, Florida hotel built in 1903. Probably managed, but not owned, by Herman LaFritz Savage until his death in 1913 and then…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 65-83

"Coombs Eben French Court House Maine Charity School Bangor House Peter Edes Bangor-Old Town railroad Mount Hope Cemetery North Bangor (Veazie) Bangor…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"With continuing public pressures, the General Court agreed to a hold a vote on the question in May, a month after the 1816 gubernatorial elections."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"The Circuit Court of Common Pleas in the county where any relatives resided had the ability to assess and apportion sums for the support of the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"§ Wounded at Dinwiddie Court House on March 31, 1865. § Participated in the Battle of High Bridges April 6 – 7, 1865 § Participated in the Battle of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"In 1793 the Massachusetts General Court chose to incorporate the town as Buckfield. The court named the town after Abijah Buck."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… separationist petitioners flooded the General Court. Additionally, all nine of Maine's senators elected that spring were separationists."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"… be found in the Lincoln County or Hancock County court houses. The original town records for the Plantation of Mount Desert -- now Mount Desert…"

Historic Hallowell - Dummer House

"As a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Kennebec County, in 1794 he presided over a paternity case involving one of Martha Ballard's patients."

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"In 1797 the Massachusetts General Court voted to allow what is now Augusta to separate from Hallowell, and gave it approximately half of its 95…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"The 1912 building served as the municipal court (top floor), fire house (main floor) and jail (cellar)."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 2 of 3

"… the parish house and only played a few foreign courts. In 1919 the boys were allowed to play in the town hall; they continued until the burning of…"

Bowdoin College Library

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"… and velvet fashions, suitable only for languid court life. Modern male dress has its origins in the tailored wool of this period."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"Near the Town Field there is a tennis court, a playground, and a basketball court. Guilford Baseball Team at Kineo, Aug."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… incorporated towns to the Massachusetts General Court. Despite having some political voice, a growing faction of the District's populace felt…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… act then proceeded to be passed by the General Court of Massachusetts. The building was ready to occupy in May, 1795, and the school opened with…"

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… The Canaan Academy was first incorporated by the court of Massachusetts on Feb, 17, 1807. The purpose was to create the town's first high school as…"