Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… for Venezuela, but just after leaving Wales she encountered rough seas and storms. She was forced to put into Lisbon since she was leaking badly…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 6 of 6

"… the documents that visitors and researchers will encounter in the Beyond Borders portal. Deeds, maps, correspondence, diaries, depositions, account…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"The Champlain Society’s scientific encounters with nature were tinged with rusticism, romance, and poetry, inspired by the view of the sublime in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… suffered difficulties they had not previously encountered and subsisted on the land and sea like they had probably never done before."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"One day when he was riding horseback, he encountered a hog that became frightened and rushed directly under the horse's hoofs."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… through various ethical situations a nurse might encounter, while also including multiple chapters on “Old-Fashioned Virtues” as well as…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"Encountering dense fog off Wood Island, Captain Lermond anchored off the eastern end of Stratton Island but dragged anchor onto a ledge during a gale."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"There, he encountered French traders and Native Americans and promptly chased them off. His company then sailed to the larger island of Islesboro…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… The Solecism, mentions several athletic encounters as early as 1886. How “organized” these teams actually were is anyone’s guess, maybe they were…"