Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Frances Libbey, a Scarborough teacher, wrote to local servicemen and women--well over one hundred. Her chatty letters full of local news provided a…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… to disputes and battles between Great Britain and France. From 1613 to 1759, Acadia changed owners eleven times, five times in possession of the…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… selected her dearest friend and companion, Sister Frances Xavier Warde, to bring the Mercy community to the United States."

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"Sister Consuela died in 2011 in the Frances Warde Convent in Portland. Interviewed towards the end of her career, Sister Mary Consuela voiced her…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… Rasle was a catholic priest originally from France, who lived in Norridgewock, helping the Abenakis."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Congress ordered, from France, a cast iron stairway and pedestal, a copper dome, and the ultimate in illumination, a Fresnel lens."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… speculations, Swan was imprisoned in Paris, France for twenty-two years for a debt he did not acknowledge. He was released from St."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… working in Bangor, Gould met 19-year old Mary Frances Donovan at a series of dances. He began courting her and they were soon married."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… at that time sailing, under an assumed name, to France with his family and proceeds from his gold extraction scheme."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… of the French in the various conflicts between France and England. The fur trade caused intense competition among native people for access to…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Mercy & the Community Frances Tryon, Portland, 1946Northern Light Mercy Hospital Mercy Hospital has a long history of community involvement…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… President Thomas Jefferson hoped that Britain and France would see value in the rights of a neutral commerce."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… trade, principally with the West Indies, France and Great Britain. Among the prominent entrepreneurs of this time was newcomer William King, who…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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