Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… of time away from home in order to fulfill his duties as estate superintendent. Donald retired from his position in 1983, and passed away in 2002."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"As an off duty CMP crew member, I was sitting on the couch eating pretzels with my daughter. It was 3:30 in the afternoon when I got a call from work…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… these instructions as the general outline of your duty… We must get out as much wood of our own this winter as possible, and as many teams are to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… Water, and Islands; and your petitioners as in Duty bound shall ever pray &c.” The area described in the petition probably included what is now…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… in World War II, he answered the call to duty and enlisted in the US Marine Corps. After his training as a combat rifleman he was sent to the South…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… their lives in combat and go above the call of duty. Gordon was the only man from Lincoln who went to fight in Somalia."

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

"Because he felt it was his duty to care for his invalid mother, it wasn’t until he was sixty-one that he married Stella Langford of Rochester, New…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… attend a town meeting, and perform the ordinary duties of a citizen.” The Legislature granted Cumberland an Act of Incorporation in 1821, over the…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… for the sick and the dying; otherwise the duty of visiting them would soon become exceedingly toilsome.” The Order Spreads The Sisters of Mercy…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"However, it was not long before he was called to duty as a Chaplain in the Navy, and the school experienced such a decline that its doors were…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… for family living encouraged extended tours of duty. Emergency Generators X The old boiler building now houses emergency automatic-start…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… or three days during one of which we did patrol duty in the town. This town is one of the oldest in VA."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… we would build again in our town and take up its duties. Guilford Fair Guilford Fair - 1929Guilford Historical Society Guilford Fair…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"… would have to step up and do extra chores and duties to get by. Businesses would lose employment and maybe have to be shut down until the war…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… the town took on the Tax Collector and Treasurer duties for neighboring Willimantic, and road work was undertaken in the replacement of 26 culverts."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… neighbors in the provinces were unwilling to pay duty and adhere to restrictions imposed by the new government."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"While serving her tour of duty in the Philippines during the war. she got captured by Japanese forces."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Once in Washington, the 1st Maine performed guard duty in Washington, and received more training. At this time the capitol was in great danger from…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmers and lumbermen were performing soldiers’ duties. Under these difficult circumstances, many families left the coast” and other New England…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"John River and then back into the United States duty free. The farmers in the area catered to the lumber industry by growing grain, hay and potatoes…"