Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… Josiah Newton Davidson, a Pittsburgh banker and friend of Andrew Mellon, built the 7,000±-square-foot stone and shingle 5-chimney residence called…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"He was in the war to help people and friends out so they wouldn’t get hurt. I bet Thomas S. Libby would like it more now than back then because it…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"… been born or I might not have seen all of my friends and Lincoln would have never been a town. That means we wouldn’t have had jobs and other…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"I had fun and I became friends with some of them. I ended up going to the circus. It was amazing. I had an exciting time at the hotel with the circus…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"It is odd that I have a friend with the last name of Clay, and she lives right around here. Jonathan Clay, Jr."

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

"MacMillan, a school friend of his. In 1897, he played one of his violins, made from parts of an old schoolhouse that had been on Ross Road, at the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Scarborough, ME: Friends of Scarborough 350th, 2007. http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/636419.html…"

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

"… the Scarborough Land Conservation Trust and the Friends of the Scarborough Marsh, formed to safeguard the town's open space, marshland and nature…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Friend Henry Jocelyn joined Cammock and his wife, Margaret, in 1635 and another house was built above Ferry Rock at the mouth of the Black Point or…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"They talked to Lura’s friends. Nobody had seen her. They searched late into the night, talking to everyone they met, but no sign of Lura. Lura V."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"He was friendly with settlers, but his wife was not. Incorporation Strong was part of Massachusetts, and this northwestern section was called…"

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

"One can imagine Phebe and her friends giggling as they passed notes in the hymnal back and forth during a lengthy sermon or choir practice."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… summer months, describes the group of family and friends from Baltimore, Maryland: "They were all sort of… somewhat fancy but impoverished people."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… (dwellers-of-the-pines) and respected friend of the early settlers, showed them where river fording was feasible and where it wasn't."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… his children, his interest in dance, and his friends, including those who went to California during the Gold Rush – he illustrated many of his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… families, then follows his childhood, education, friends and amusements, and various employments, and marriage."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… “to see a house officer, a nurse, and aide—all friends who extended a helping hand in time of need.” Desmond noted that Mercy’s charity was often a…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… left his collection of early Maine images to his friend, Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Clara Shepherd, ca."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"On the advice of his friend President Warren G. Harding, Hale hired a new manager, and reorganized the entire layout of the paper, much to the dismay…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"… open and it has become the place to catch up with friends and get a cup of coffee. Eureka Hall is open on Thursday nights, Friday nights, Saturday…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… a New York lawyer, brought his family and their friends, 27 in all, for a whole month. Though other prominent visitors had visited the island…"