Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"On August 31, 1978, Timothy Hasset, director for development of Maine Housing Authority, said that the construction of the new apartments would begin…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… Library Jacob Abbott played a major role in the development of education for both men and woman in the town of Farmington."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… the terminus of the Maine Central Rail Road, developed a cattle yard, creamery (Pictur-of W. Farm."

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… quilt indicate decades of technological progress developing “indelible” inks which neither laundered out nor damaged the fabric."

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… his guiding foresight and devoted leadership in development of the Appalachian Trail. As Steve Clark, corresponding secretary of the Maine…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… gets less attention is Knox's involvement in the development of Maine. In 1794, he submitted his resignation as Secretary of War in order to move…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… entice European settlers to purchase, settle, and develop the lands. In the same way, he viewed the lands he held in the Waldo Patent as a possible…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"All development revolved around the river. Lawyers, including James Sullivan and George Thatcher, were drawn to the town were here to work on real…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"She was hired as Chief of Employee Development in the newly created Atomic Energy Commission working until her retirement."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"He developed this idea while working as a blacksmith in Waterville. When he was little, Alvin used to make little inventions for fun."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"3.O.R. Cummings, “Historical Development and Operations of the Portland Railroads,” Part1, Transportation Magazine, April 1957."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"Locally owned and developed entirely of local capital, the Portland Airport at Scarborough was deemed entirely adequate for any commercial purpose."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"Thus began the growth and development of the marsh we know today. The Scarborough Marsh is a very valuable, rich ecosystem."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - About the Team

"… website will serve as a foundation for continued development and two-town collaboration long after this grant cycle."

Acadia National Park

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Thomaston Historical Society

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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… Historical Society Charles Forster of Boston developed a machine to mass-produce toothpicks. After experimenting with many species of wood he…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… is the culmination of many months of planning and development. It takes leadership to get the job done, and the message here is that you can make a…"

Windham Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - MHS Early Maine Photography Collections

"As MHS grew, best practices developed, and the value of photography as a historic resource became more prevalent, the need to improve preservation…"

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

"… history of the state of Maine, as well as to the development of photography as a technology, discipline, art, occupation, cultural phenomenon, and…"

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

"… it did not, delegates would meet in Brunswick to develop a strategy to move forward. Anti-Separation Pamphlet, 1816 The summer before the…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… Publicity Bureau and the Quoddy Village housing development in Eastport, were Federally financed through the New Deal."