Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Students hailed from across Maine; early graduates included Ruth Attean, a Penobscot from Old Town. In the early years, the training program accepted…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… has been a feature of Portland life since the early days of the institution, and 1933 also saw the founding of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Queen’s…"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"… the fires they had defeated! Some of Hallowell's early "fire fighters" included residents, John Agry, Benjamin Page, Ariel Wall, Chandler Robbins…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"The water started to rise early on March 31, 1987. By the end of the day on April 1, Front Street was flooded."

Hampden Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"The GAR helped establish soldiers' homes in sixteen states and orphanages in seven states by 1890. The soldiers' homes were later transferred to the…"

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… still see the handsome, spacious houses of the early settlers of old Hallowell, with their ever hospitable doors still open to the guest."

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"Learn about our people, from the early settlers, farmers, and land holders, through merchants and businessmen, to the soldiers and heroes who lived…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"His dedication, along with other notable early settlers, resulted in the incorporation of Farmington as a town in 1794."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… first person to market Maine as a destination for early tourism. She lived in Phillips, wrote about and guided in the Rangeley region and is buried…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"1915Mexico Historical Society Mexico Corner in early years was mainly a farming community with Curtis Howe operating the first general store."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The granite provided the building blocks for early homes that still stand today. According to The History of the State of Maine by William D."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… was there anything of value left? The economy of early non-native settlers was built on the barter system. Hard currency was scarce."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… and individuals, a few who trace lineage to early settlers in the late 18th century, some to Scotch Irish immigrants arriving in the 19th century…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"Until the advent of Franklin Stoves and other enclosed heating systems the average home burned 20 to 30 cords of wood per year--with a resulting high…"

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"That was relevant in the early 1900’s. By 1930, most people had electrical lighting. For heating, they used coal stoves, fireplaces, wood stoves and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… have food, clothing or medicine brought to their home if they had one, or if they had no home they would join the other "paupers" at the City Farm…"

Ste. Agathe Historical Society

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Wilson Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… Historical Society From its inception in the early 1800s, Dixfield Village was destined to become the population and commercial center of the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"In the Early 19th Century. Hallowell, ME: Hains Ledge Press, 2003. Marshall, Megan. The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American…"

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"… a “seaman, lunatic, or pauper,” according to one early scholar. Sailors had access to the U.S. Marine Hospital, the mentally ill could go to the…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"To the right is the F.S. Stevens home built by C.F. Packard in 1891. It is still the home of Guilford Memorial Library today."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… settlement in the area was called Canaan, and early 19th century settlers carved homes and farms from the wilderness."