Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"… view but also for that quiet seclusion and freedom from disturbing influences which are necessary to all artistic accomplishment." It was believed…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"later married a girl from Freedom, Maine. It is odd that I have a friend with the last name of Clay, and she lives right around here."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"Knowing that so many men bravely fought for freedom makes us even more proud to be from such a patriotic and historically rich town."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… approved by Rome, gave the original Sisters the freedom to go wherever the poor, sick, and uneducated needed help."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"Perhaps he yearned for the breath of freedom on open water, where he could feel the pulse of nature without having to explain it to anyone." –Donna…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… of the Mercy Rule, which gave the Sisters the freedom to travel wherever the poor, sick, and uneducated needed help."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… of the automobile, which allowed area residents freedom to travel farther distances to other amusement parks and resorts, now all within easy reach…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"She was a great champion for civil rights and freedom of expression, and had a keen interest in Eastern religions."

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

"After three days of freedom, Swan set out to turn himself back in, but died on the street. A world away, the Swan’s Island settlers had taken matters…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"At the podium, the governor briefly put his notes down to speak directly to the audience of over forty. “To the descendants of Benjamin Darling, let…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… that slavery violated man's God given rights to freedom; slavery must be ended. Other abolitionists found receptive audiences in Bangor during the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… descendent of English emigrants seeking religious freedoms, was the first settler of New Portland. He traveled up the Seven Mile Brook (today known…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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