Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… of many of the workmen from New York with their families. The Mill had paper bag and envelope machines and a printing area."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"The Bisbee School served those families living in the Hancock Street/Waldo Street/”flats”areas. Other schools existing in 1895 included Rumford…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… Company is a detailed story of the Chisholm family and the growth of the company. Pride in the community grew with its prosperity and diversity."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… cellar holes that once housed thriving families, two-rut roads that lead seemingly nowhere."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… and had been brought up in a pulp and paper family. He already had a wide knowledge of the industry."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… Welch Smith Scrapbooks, DHS Collection #028 Rose Family Diaries, DHS Coll.#122, 1874-1946 The Early History of Dixfield Maine, DHS and Dixfield…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… no loss of life or life-threatening injuries, 300 families (700 people) were left homeless with only the clothes on their backs; 28 buildings had…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… as the daughter of a middle class Irish Catholic family. (In British-ruled Ireland at the time, Protestants dominated the upper classes and…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… in 1788, Enoch Lincoln came from a distinguished family in which his father Levi Lincoln was a leader in Massachusetts legal and political circles…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Goddard, H. H., The Kallikak Family, 1939, MacMillan Company, New York. Lee, Maureen Elgersman, Blck Bangor: African Americans in a Maine Community…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… All told, a dozen or so descendants and their families agreed to be interviewed and have their pictures taken."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… of cattle.” Titcomb Syrup Bottle The Titcomb Family made maple syrup for over 200 years. Farmington Historical Society The greatest growth of…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Clark Brook was named for this family. A good brickyard was located near the Clark homestead and the brick school house was built in 1845 with bricks…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The Roosevelt family felt no need for a bridge. They arrived at their personal dock via ocean cruise, or boated across the two miles from Eastport…"

Bangor Public Library

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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

"… for boarding students with “respectable private families,...at from $1.75 to $2.50 per week,” and with the Androscoggin Railroad to transport…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"In later years the Crosby family continued to make contributions to Hampden. Benjamin started the first paper mill on the Souadabscook Stream."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Owned by the Stern family of Hampden, the park was leased by the Bangor, Hampden & Winterport Electric Company who operated the trolley."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"The pageant featured live reindeer, an Eskimo family, arts and crafts from children around the world, youth representing Youth for Christ…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… was part of the important, ship building Patten family. These people are important because their businesses lasted so long and they helped to make…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… Orthopedics, Palliative Care, Patient and Family Centered Care, Patient Blood Management, Pediatric Services, Pelvic Floor Disorder Treatment…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… organize benefit dinners or concerts to help a family in need. The new in-migration has also revived Blue Hill's population and its real estate…"