Maine Memory Network

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"Additionally, all nine of Maine's senators elected that spring were separationists. With this incredible momentum, by May 1819 the question of…"

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

"In Boston, he was elected to the office of scavenger, clerk of the market, and hogreeve (hog constable) several times."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… 9, 1807, the upcoming Massachusetts gubernatorial elections were also declared a day to vote on Maine's separation.[21] With more than half the…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"He was elected in 1972 and served through 1978 to the United States House of Representatives. He was elected to the U."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… is one of the first aldermen of the City elected to represent ward 7. He filled different roles in Bath's government when Bath was incorporated as…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"That’s a lot of children! In 1833, Jeremy was elected as a town trustee. In 1836-1838, Jeremy also became a town treasurer."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"Chisholm, The Founder of Oxford Paper, was elected a member of the first board of directors of Champion International in 1901.) At the same time, it…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"A.P. Kelsey, the first principal, declined re-election to his position at the beginning of the second academic year, as he accepted a professorship…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… dollars was eventually raised, a school board elected, and the first school was kept in the loft of Capt John Bennett’s shed until the first school…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"By the time of the national presidential election of 1860, the abolition of slavery had become a major issue for the newly formed Republican Party."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Balls for the Hospital, voting space for elections, and many other things. The Community Center is still an integral part of Farmington today."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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