Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… chosen to unveil the statue before the largest crowd ever assembled in Scarborough. In 1936, she financed the tomb at Black Point Cemetery and…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"… turned tail at the sight of the angry Catholic crowds, and it was probably the beginning of the two sides finally overcoming their scant…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"It wasn’t unusual, on weekends, to see crowds of up to 10,000, but on one particular day, the park hosted a record number of patrons."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 15 of 17

"Speeches, singing and cheers were the order of the evening, and were appropriate and enthusiastic.”"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Sometimes people push others and I am worried about getting pushed over the side. The sides of this steamboat are not very tall."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… flames, and everyone who can throw a bucket is crowding around the burning timber. Water and more help is coming, but I do not think it will be…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Mitchell’s trial drew massive crowds to the Cumberland County Courthouse and was front page news, the press took every opportunity to report on the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Each one of these towns is well supplied with handsome mercantile blocks, with banks, electric lights, water systems equal to the best, and sewerage…"

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

"… don't forget the emotional stir in the dockside crowd that inevitably rises at the sight of such a small vessel, such a quiet man, going so far…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"Every couple of minutes a new wall would fall and scatter the firefighters. The granite wall, (part of the Granite Block) was there, although it was…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"An overflow crowd stayed to listen to the entire hour-long documentary. Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold has aired several times on public…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… them the heat and the seasonal epidemics of the crowded cities. Blue Hill Inn construction, Blue Hill, 1892Blue Hill Historical Society The…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"They left crying, grieving, a smaller crowd. Wyman Ramsdell lived near to Miriam, and the day of the accident saved her life."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"The waterfront landscape was densely crowded with smokehouses, sardine canneries, lumber and coal businesses out on the wharves."

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

"The state of Maine invited European and Asian allied nations to join the festivities, with an opportunity to demonstrate newly formed and established…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Soldiers serving in the military in crowded encampments were also hard hit. Of the 1,032 Mainers who died during the war, over half died of the flu."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society A crowd of 5,000 pressed forward to see dedication of the long-awaited solid route between the two friendly…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"Enormous crowds gathered to witness the launch of the 275’ ship. The vessel headed to the river prematurely and, dragging a 4200-pound anchor through…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… construct twenty additional cells to relieve the crowded conditions. A small building was erected to house women."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"The grounds were lined with carts and stands for the sale of liquor, cakes and other refreshments. It took two more years for the structure to be…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"An estimated crowd of 25,000 watched him defeat world champion Margaret Dillon and competitor Directum J in three consecutive heats at the Island…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"School principal Felecia Corson told the crowd, "This is a time for much celebration and is the culmination of many months of planning and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"… to our project! As of the Fall of 2022, our crowd-source partners have fully transcribed over 8,000 pages, with another 7,000 in the works."