Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"… and located farther inland, north along Rye Field Lane on or near the present-day site of the Old Ell."

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"This constituted one of the first field trials of a vaccine not only in the United States, but in the world, and the results Vaughan forwarded to…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… Introduction Text by Karyn Field with images from the Hampden Historical Society and the Penobscot Marine Museum Upper Corner businesses…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"… the Confederates drove the Union soldiers off the field. Perez Henry Tilson was the first man to die from Thomaston in the Civil War."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"While at the top of their field, they sold to Bessemer Group, who operated the Guilford site a few more years and then consolidated their Maine…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"… Historical Society Narrative by Jacqueline Field, textile and dress historian Maine Historical Society’s Historic Dress Collection is an…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"… with narratives authored by fashion and textile historian Jacqueline Field. Much of the Northern Threads exhibition is drawn from the MMN portal."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Young boys searched the woods and fields for all metal and rubber tires. In those days, there was no municipal landfill."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… a well established presence in the medical supply field. In 2002, they were named Maine Exporter of the Year. Hardwood Products Company X"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"Like the Old House, the Old Ell saw more than one move. Its first move was just to the east of the present day Sand Garden feature in the Asticou…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… on a large scale: large farms and mowing fields, great piles of mussel-bed, with large barns and hay crops And...there were often three or four…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"Maine has now in the field 2 Major Generals, 7 Brigadeers, 28 Regt’s of Infantry 1 of Heavy Art. 6 Batteries, 2 companies of Sharpshooters & 1 Regt…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… X The school year began with students taking a field trip in the fall to visit downtown Hallowell."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… “motions” sprang up wherever there was a small field of stone to be carved by an individual. These were named for their characteristic of “moving”…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… to raise and support the surveying teams in their field efforts were extreme and more than four boxes of the Barclay Collection includes financial…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… The Influence of John Crosby 1757-1843 by Karyn Field based on an article by Alice Hawes Among the important names found in the early…"

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

"… business and became a pioneer in that field. Finally, the Champlain Society is significant because the sense of place they acquired during their…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Pratt Field would eventually host team sports and Chatauqua gatherings. This field was located behind the High School on High Street."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Ice harvesters had to say goodbye to their ice fields when they were flooded. Also the harvesters ice shacks were taken by the wind and down the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"But when we got on to the field, sights that will hardly bear description met our eyes. Turn which way we would, nearly a dozen grim corpses lay…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Dow Field Anniversary ParadeBangor Public Library By 1940, war had broken out in Europe once again. In the Far East, Japan had invaded China."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Expansion Text by Karyn Field By 1800, Hampden’s population totaled 904, 100 more citizens than nearby Bangor."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… the First Air Mail arrived at the Hudson farm field. Another flood in March 1936 caused more extensive damage to Guilford’s industries, and…"