Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… and his descendants made to their town, state and nation are numerous, but they are just one part of our heritage as citizens of Hampden today."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… built at a time when the border between the new nation and British territory remained unclear. Congress sought to establish that this point is…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"National Trends Undercut Blue Hill's Industries. The Nineteenth Century was a story of boom and bust."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Madison nationalized part of the Massachusetts militia and put it under the command of William King."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… Filene Shouse, founder of the Wolf Trap, the National Park for the Performing Arts outside of Washington, DC, gave the company its first official…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… his own shipyard in 1844, and founded the first National Bank of Bath in 1861. He served as the Bank’s president until his death in 1882."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… current Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot Nations. They called the Mikmaqs Souriquois, and the English called them Tarrantines."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Smillie of the U. S. National Museum in Washington, D. C. details the process of canning. The first step was to cut off heads and tails, and remove…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Police and the National Guard were on hand in case of troubles. In May 19, 1938, the First Air Mail arrived at the Hudson farm field."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"Blake's Agency. This building is one of only two buildings in town listed in the National Historic Register. X EXHIBITS HOME"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Implement and Repair Week.” Every farmer in the nation was urged to make necessary repairs to their equipment between March 4-9th."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lubec would become the national leader in smoked herring production. Smokehouses and the many brush weirs that supplied herring lined the shore."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Curtis Free Public Library and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin was a very well-known and…"

Caribou Public Library

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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… each fifth grade student, a model program for the nation. The medical facility was renovated and a physician’s office added; a new middle school…"

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

"president, links two great nations. Spanning the start of the world’s longest international border, this art in engineering opened in 1962 between…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… became prominent in politics at the state and national level. Then we had Lewis Litchfield, station agent in Scarborough for the Boston & Maine…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Many of Rumford’s buildings are on the National Registry of Historic Buildings. These include the Rumford Public Library; the Municipal Building; The…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"became the first national fraternity to accept male and female members. The Daughters of Rebekah was the female component to the I.O.O.F., and in…"

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 Ward Chipman about his meetings with First Nation people [insert links: mmn map https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/6883; pagan letter…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… businesses included a barber shop and The Lincoln National Bank. With the Sagadahock House getting all the attention, the focus was also going to…"