Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… offer a picture of 19th century Bangor – then an emerging economic giant, made crucial to Maine's lumber and shipping economy by its location on…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"As our society evolves, new curricula have emerged to match these changes. In 1915, there were only two required courses to be completed for each…"

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

"… his speeches, the Bangor Anti-Slavery Society emerged. The initial idea of William Lloyd Garrison's lectures were to bring an immediate end to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"And, if there was an emergency, like a fire, you couldn’t call the fire department. Before telephones came to Lincoln many people wrote letters to…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The major industries emerging by the close of the 19th century were shoes, paper and wool. Manufacturing remained the base of economic growth in…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… that functions as the center for primary, emergency, and acute care in Northern Penobscot County. The facility "provides dozens of services..."

Colby College Special Collections

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"66-81). What finally emerged in 1903 was an entity called “Seacoast Canning.” However, it already had serious competition."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"But as time progressed, more districts began to emerge and by 1850 there were twenty-one districts with twenty-one schools."