Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"Edgar Hoover. People from all over the world sent letters and telegrams thanking Shep Hurd for his bravery."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"People came to learn how to play, and Flash in the Pans Community Steel Band was created. Kneisel Hall, Blue Hill, Kneisel HallBlue Hill…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"Maybe if he wouldn’t have gone to war and people from Lincoln didn’t fight in the war, the war could have been fought here."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Another similarity is that people shop there and you can tell because there are vehicles parked in front of the building in almost every picture we…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… June 17, 1911Surry Historical Society These two people had seen and known such hardship and suffering, yet they carried on."

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Westport Island History Committee

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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

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

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… to the usual economic indicators, the resilient people of Guilford kept forging new roads and in fact paved some that had been only gravel for over…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Growing carnationsPrince Memorial Library The Carnation Industry In 1888, Chase Brothers erected their first greenhouse on Tuttle Road in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Board of Trustees of the Academy held their first meeting at The Center Meeting House in April 1807."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"The people of Presque Isle opened a bank account in the name of John R Braden, a novel concept. His winnings were deposited to this account."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… increased the profits of the company as now more people were able to afford electric lighting for their homes and businesses."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… provided seasonal employment for many local young people. Apples were, and continue to be, an important piece of the agricultural heritage of the…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… deal with the fires, which eventually killed 16 people and destroyed 200,000 acres. By this time, Mercy had garnered a reputation for treating…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He went to prison in the same year. People say that he died in prison in the state of Georgia on March 3, 1865."

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

"… tide-torn channel by which nature had separated peoples of common concerns. But work remained. A bright new brick building was erected to house…"