Maine Memory Network

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

"… Society The Seawind, run by Fred Thomas and George Stanley, departed Swan’s Island at seven in the morning from the Quarry Wharf in Minturn…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"In 1894, George W. Ridlon arrived in Mexico. He was well aware of the growth taking place in the area."

Westport Island History Committee

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Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… the school was reopened under the leadership of George W. Jewett, and for the next five years was successful."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"WIFE- I lived in St. George and we didn’t have running water or bathrooms or anything. Before I was 25 I had had 5 children."

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

"… State of Maine with Numerous Illustrations, by George Jones Varney , 1836-1901, B. B. Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston, MA., 1881; History of Rumford…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… a newspaper report, the state’s agent to Malaga, George Pease, visited the island in February of 1912 and all of the islanders hid."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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

"… Wilder, Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, and George Bernard Shaw, and her work endures today. She is often referenced as a seminal influence in…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"George W.C. Drexel, a banker from Philadelphia, acquired most of the Bluff in the late 1890s. From his highly prominent location, he could view his…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Walter G. Webber (1848-1906), the son of George and Rebecca Webber, opened Webber’s Drugstore at 94 Front Street in 1883."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… John Holyoke X Bangor Abolitionist George Thatcher Thatcher was the first Secretary of the Anti-Slavery Society of Bangor."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Print. Ser. 3. King, George R. “Lincoln Light Power CO.” Lincoln Historical Society (1993): 252-54. Print. Whig and Courier. 1887th ser."

Prince Memorial Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… settee in the front row with her then-husband, George Young. And the little man standing directly behind Madame Nordica was Arbo Norton, a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Driver: John Willard Groom: George Thomas. Farrier: Bill Morrison Harness-maker: Oliver Hemphill Caretaker: T.E."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… choir director.” (Music and Musicians on Maine, George Thornton Edwards) Belcher’s impact on Farmington’s role as a cultural center in Maine is…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Beahm, George. The Stephen King Companion. Andrews and McMeel, 1989. Burnham, Emily. “Happy 70th Birthday, Stephen King.” Bangor Daily News, Bangor…"

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

"He was born in Freeman. He was the son of George and Mary Ann Parks. He was in the Civil War and serving in the 1st Maine Cavalry by October 31, 1861."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… War, General Henry Knox, who served under George Washington as Secretary of the Department of War, began acquiring large parcels of the Waldo…"