Maine Memory Network

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

"at the corner of Vermont and U Streets in northwest Washington, D.C. Phebe and Olin met in Surry upon his return from five years on the battlefields…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"Native Americans referred to both the river and the area as Segochet, “a pleasant place,” but Captain George Waymouth, an early English navigator…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… of bridges and large buildings in fast-growing American cities. In 1836, eighteen large cargoes went out to be used in building the Charlestown…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… book lover can not only sense the history of the early Water Street book trade but can experience it by entering the antiquarian bookstore located…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… forced to flee Nova Scotia, veterans of the American Revolution, and those like Colonel John Allan and Louis Delesdernier who sought refuge after…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Before long, the conflagration swept up the Park Street hill, across French Street, and onto Broadway."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… while the Maine towns were developing, the South American colonies were breaking away from their respective rulers; the spirit of liberty and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Our ancestors were industrious with true American entrepreneurial spirit! Apples were viewed as the crop that would allow East Dixfield farmers to…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Charles Herring started a slaughterhouse. The American Legion Hall was built and operated a bowling alley and pool tables."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… Mercy Hospital When Mother McAuley responded to American bishops’ requests for Sisters, she selected her dearest friend and companion, Sister…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… show that Daniel married two more times in the early 1900s. He passed away in Farmington on August 15, 1927, and is buried in the Strong Village…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"A decline in the number of Americans in the shipping trade decreased demand for vessels built locally, further affecting the industry."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"During the 1800's a fair number of African Americans made Bangor their home. John Holyoke, a man from Brewer, was another abolitionist from the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Plan of the British and American positions, Aroostook War, 1843Maine State Museum While the boundary dispute slowed American settlement of the area…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… and the Mansion House were entirely burned… the American Express Co. was also burned… A day later the Whig and Courier gave a further report of the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Curtis was an American commercial businessman and was mainly known for his chewing gum. John Bacon Curtis was born on October 10,1827 in Bradford…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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