Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve: Hallowell Fireman's Association

"… Serve: Hallowell Fireman's Association From bucket brigades to modern pumpers, the Hallowell Fireman's Association record is a distinguished one."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Library

"… VHS and DVD movies, audio books, and a distinguished collection of books about Maine's rich history and by native authors."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"His ships were known around the world, distinguished by a broad unpainted “bright line, some six planks just below the deck beading kept unpainted…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… Historical Society Maine has a long distinguished history of shipbuilding; however, few know that Biddeford shared prominently in that history for…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… Historical Society To say that Mattie had a distinguished career in the military would be a huge understatement."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"There were the cottage aristocracy, the rich and distinguished hotel guests and every one almost who was of more than ordinary note."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"John Hampden was a distinguished member of the British Parliament who was said to have the most distinctive last name in any county in England."

Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"Print. Shaw, Dick. "Bangor Standpipe, city's distinguished landmark was built to last." Bangor Daily News June 20, 1974, Print. Whitman, Sylvia."

John Bapst Memorial High School

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… School, which was designated a National Title 1 Distinguished School in 2011, sponsors many annual community events such as Christmas caroling…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"… both led to conflicts between the companies, and contributed to the chaotic process of colonization in Maine, distinguished by its litigiousness."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"Professor Brooks is the Mellon Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the American Antiquarian Society for the 2022-23 academic year."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… Attorney Isaac Randall, a master of turning out distinguished legal talent and whose influence extended to both the state’s and the nation’s…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… McAuley, Miss Marion Weeks, the daughter of a distinguished surgeon in town, donated a portion of her property on the intersection of Congress and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… governor and arguably one of the most distinguished of the original proprietors. Until elected a Boston delegate to the house of the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… to members of the original Blue Stocking Club, a distinguished literary circle of mainly female writers famous for their dissenting views."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Several years Phebe’s junior, Olin became a distinguished Civil War soldier and ended the war six years later as a lieutenant in the South leading…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… Massachusetts in 1788, Enoch Lincoln came from a distinguished family in which his father Levi Lincoln was a leader in Massachusetts legal and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… During the Revolutionary War, John Crosby was distinguished by promotion from Captain to General."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Robert Southgate in 1771. King was a distinguished citizen, merchant, farmer, and ship builder. Three of his children became major public figures."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… and visage within their exclusive districts distinguished them from the others.” (Anne Dolan) Due to its unusual geography, the town was…"

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

"… early part of the 20th century was Ruth Draper, a distinguished actress and dramatist whose illustrious career spanned from 1916 through the 1950s."

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

"… reminded of the Wire Bridge, one of the most distinguishing local landmarks. This structure stands with two shingled towers, cradling a bridge made…"