Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… Directors met a week later, with Waldo Pettengill elected as president. Hugh Chisholm could not hold this office as he was then President of IP."

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…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… was held May 26, 1840 with John Titcomb Esq., elected president and F.G. Butler secretary. The first “Cattle Show and Fair” was held on Oct."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"He was elected the first Town Clerk and later taught school for some years. He also provided some rudimentary medical aid to settlers until a…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… on North Yarmouth’s Board of Selectmen and was elected to represent North Yarmouth in the Maine State Legislature in 1895 and 1896."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In September of 1926, he was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican to fill the vacancy left when Bert M. Ferland passed away."

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."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Hannibal Hamlin was elected several times to various public offices. He served in the U.S. Congress for most of the years between 1836 and 1857 both…"

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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