Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"(N, A, M, S) Frost, John E. The Biddeford (Maine) record book. S.l.: s.n., 1968. (M) " George Thacher correspondence, 1785-1795 ," Feb. 2010."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Mr. Rose recorded in January of 1901, "The I. O. O. F. Block burned down this evening about eleven." The architecture indicates that the current…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… numerous books, written by Ben and Natalie Butler recorded history of area neighborhoods. These “pilgrimages”, as they were called, allowed…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"X Early in the 19th century, the center of town moved northward to its present location, a move that had begun when Joshua Shaw purchased “The…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"Q: Did you record or document any pictures, reflections, photographs? A: Well when the sun came out, I just picked up my camera and said this is…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… Northern Maine can be found in the archaeological record and the landscape. The Paleoindians, ice age hunters of mammoth and caribou, camped around…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… recorded a population of 11, 452; the 1980 census recorded a population of 11,172; the 1990 census recorded a population of 10,767; and the 2000…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… but on one particular day, the park hosted a record number of patrons. A newspaper ad crowed, “12,000 People at the park yesterday."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… to classical performance lives on in the few recordings of his music that survive. Listen to "Beautiful Ohio" performed by Fritz Kreisler  Bar…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"By 1914, Maine’s sheep industry had hit a record low. With the short supply of wool, women turned to silk. In March of 1918, the U.S."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"The town records and letters in the post office connected to the store were all saved without injury."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… log kept by the light keeper at West Quoddy Head recorded as many as 17 outbound and 15 inbound craft passing the Head in September 1874."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Ancestry®, 2019, www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/mary-alden-hopkins_192560670. “BHS Presents: Mary Alden Hopkins-The Only Daughter of a Princess…"