Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Web. (Google Books) 4 Jan 2010. (N) McArthur Family Papers (c.1865-c.1944). (DC.34) McArthur Library Special Collections."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Then as an afterthought, he adds his family and writes: "The family of myself living in the village of Mexico Corner carless " By 1910, many of the…"

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"… of keeping body and soul together, of feeding the family and livestock and providing shelter are shared by all humans."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… opportunities for the youth and adults of the community to engage in athletics, lectures, and movies, and initially featured a bowling alley in its…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"While writing about his life and his community was important to Martin, so were his visual recordings and imaginings."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866

"On page 63 of his "Scrap Book no 3," which he began in 1867, Martin pasted a sheet labeled "Curiosity 1866." He drew an apple tree and an individual…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… historical societies, libraries, and/or other community groups to work closely together and with staff from the Maine Historical Society to create…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 3 of 6

"It was a very vibrant scene and young Charles, together with his vivacious mother and later his outgoing wife Katharine Larchar Savage (1905- 2001)…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844

"… a journal about his life and activities and the communities in which he lived. He included hand-drawn illustrations."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"The buildings and land surrounding it remains much the same now as in early days and is still called The Gregory Inn."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… appearance? Or, will some people in our communities still have enough time and interest to make the physical and temporal effort to save and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"Each was a small community unto itself, but offering skills, talents, and spiritual brotherhood that benefitted their neighbors within the town as…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"May jobs and stores that families worked and bought food didn’t get enough money and went out of business."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"… Hewlett, project partner and co-author of Savage Family sections of the Maine Community Heritage Project / Maine Memory Network for proofreading…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… Italians, Poles, Lithuanians, and Irish of the community. By 1905, the French-speaking Catholics, primarily from Canada, formed their own St."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The downtown of Bath evolved as a function of many local, national and international factors. Foremost among them is the city’s location on the west…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Pride in the community grew with its prosperity and diversity. Many residents felt strongly about their town, as Ethel West, a resident of South…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… as its place in the social life of many American communities, reflect the changes in society over the century that saw a shift from a new nation…"

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 - Peru

"Knight returned to his land with some workers, or two of his sons, burned some of the felled trees in preparation of a garden, and used others to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"About the Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP) The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… born in Oxford, Massachusetts, and raised in a family that included physicians (her uncle was a doctor as were two brothers-in-law)."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"Several of his commissioned writings and hand illustrated books are among the archives in the public library and many of his carvings are treasured…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… kind of hardship bred a kind of interdependence often seen on islands. When troubles came, everyone pitched in. Building Community and Commerce"