Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"Libby. The day he went was August 21, 1862. He was wounded by a gun shot and had to get his finger amputated."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… of his family’s clothes that they wore in their days. They must have had a lot of wool to make all of the clothes, but the mom must have made some…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… to Martha’s Vineyard two and three times per day. There is also a large ferry in Bar Harbor (called the Bluenose)."

Biddeford Mills Museum

A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"was also burned… A day later the Whig and Courier gave a further report of the fire: The fire was discovered in the store of M.B."

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"Beginning with his student days at Harvard, and continuing for the rest of his life, Jonathan Fisher kept a journal which recorded both his spiritual…"

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

"… were both farming communities, from our earliest days, and remained so for most of our shared history."

Poland Spring Preservation Society

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… a farm in Waldoboro, where he never experienced a day of sickness until shortly before his death on February 19, 1856, at the age of 106 years, 10…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"George road then and was went to school it’s no longer there used to be on school street. Kristen Sawyer: In Thomaston? What town did you live in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"… library around, it is part of our past and every day life.   Library Compare/Contrast by Macie Macie Tash “Compare and contrast your topic in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… Carmody X • When were the most important days in Aaron Woodburyʼs life? He was born on June 1st, 1771 in Worcester, Massachusetts, where 23…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… which is located on the Foreside in the present-day town of Yarmouth. In December 1793, just prior to the founding of the Second Congregational…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… plantation of North Yarmouth encompassed present-day North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Chebeague Island, Pownal, Freeport, Harpswell, and the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"At one time there were five different schools located in Byron. The last school closed in the 1940s, but the building still remains and is used to…"

Life on a Tidal River - Cohen Students

"They also learned how to do "Good History." One day each week students were divided into four groups: one scanning artifacts with Bill Cook, Bangor…"

Life on a Tidal River - Work on the Civil War Project

"They also learned how to do "Good History." One day each week students were divided into four groups: one scanning artifacts with Bill Cook, Bangor…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… and patiently wait the dawning of a brighter day, when peace shall reign through all our land, and the smiles of Heaven rest again upon a united…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"… that have stood there since the early Colonial days." Contractor F. A. Rummery of Portland built the library for $15,578, and an additional $2,179…"

Cumberland Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… by larger freight ships and bridges in this day and age. But steamboats are still used for crossing rivers and lakes, or taking commercial tours of…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"Sylvia lived to 102, eight days before her 103rd birthday. Stephen Stanislaus was born to the Penobscot tribe in Mattawamkeag in 1831 by his mother…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"But in the olden days I think he had a hard time living the way they did. These are my feelings about Thomas S. Libby."