Maine Memory Network

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

"Our active FOL was responsible for many fund raising activities, including talent shows, musicales at the Herbert Hotel and Winter’s Inn in…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… Davenport left more than $1,500,000 in a trust fund to be run by the Davenport Foundation, mostly for the benefit of organizations and programs in…"

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

"… at Black Point Cemetery and established a trust fund to provide perpetual care for the entire cemetery."

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

"… were fellow members of the Lions Club, raised funds to convert an old bread truck into an ambulance. All of the equipment was donated and Dr."

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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

"When mill owner Charles Forster died, his estate funded a 16-bed hospital. Doris Clark was Bell’s nurse for 18 years."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… was instrumental in encouraging and helping to fund the building of the first high school, Chisholm School, located on York Street."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"From the time the building was erected, lack of funds hindered the work and in 1846 the group decided to buy a chapel on Main Street."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… Webster was later criticized for using government funds to secretly pay for pro-treaty newspaper propaganda to sway public opinion in Maine."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"As time went on, funds were donated for its care and the Nordica Homestead became the home of many of Lillian’s gowns and other pieces of memorabilia."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… sold the main family home Hilltop House to help fund his college and post-graduate education and the college education of his brother Ralph."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… postponed until the fall of 1864 due to a lack of funds pledged by the State. The construction and renovation of the proposed buildings for the…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… Steamship Landing The landing, built with funds raised by local businessmen, brought steamships and increased prosperity to Lubec.Lubec Memorial…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… to Dunstan, the current path of Route 1, and was funded by tolls of eight cents for a horse and twenty-five cents for a stagecoach."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… in accordance with federal laws or allow funding for its completion. The Rumford mill fit perfectly into Boise's growing family of pulp and paper…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Who else would fund it other than the wealthiest individuals in town? They also had a strong influence on the encouragement of education."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Many of the rural schools had funds for supplies and the teacher’s salary that only covered a few weeks. Thus the terms were short."

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… with federal WPA (Works Projects Administration) funds (approx. $400,000). William S. Cohen was born on August 28, 1940, just a week before the…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… had ceased to meet, and applications for grant funds to complete water main replacement and downtown revitalization had been rejected."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… on the town has always been generous in supplying funds for educational support. Guilford Center Baptist Church, Guilford, ca."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… and sleighs during the nonprofit organization’s fund raisers, simulating what transportation was like during the Loring and Dolloff eras before the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He has funded recreation programs in Bangor, Maine, educational institutions, library rebuilding programs, and poverty alleviation measures."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Some families requested aid from the State, from funds that had been set aside for this purpose. This did help in some cases, but difficulties caused…"