Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"In 2012 Hallowell will observe its 250th anniversary. Perhaps no better tribute to it could be offered than that of Captain John Drew."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… “the amusement center of the city” and that it “will mark a new era in the history of summer vaudeville entertainment.” This noble attempt to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… conform ourselves to the rules of etiquette which will make our manners polite and easy." One of the bylaws is especially revealing."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… she told the Ellsworth American that, "nothing will ever top the Surry Playhouse for having good fun...We were all from New York, and we all…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"I think that if the high school wasn’t built where it is, we might not be able to hold all the events that we are capable of holding at the current…"

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"… often included the following quote: I will pass this way but once! If therefore there is any Good which I may do any Happiness I may give or…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"These days, people will catch one or two fish a day. A "Take-Out Dinner" fresh from the brook, Strong, ca."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… Guilford March 2012 "Surry pianist hopes concerts will wake people up," Bangor Daily News February 11-12, 2012, 1984."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Eventually all other schools shut down, including Blue Hill Academy, and the only two left standing were the Consolidated School - which served the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"Sources: Clark, Janice. "Lights Go out for Good in Theater." Bangor Daily News 4 Jan. 1994. McCarty, Kathy."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"Many a head is bowed to God in thanks for the job that will continue to put food on their tables. Clark has also promised that, in tribute to John…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"It was started in 1896 when Will Pinkham owned it. At this time, it was a shoe store and barber shop. When Mr."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"They were good at good - natured bantering with the pickers Typical suggestions, criticisms, and encouragements that are given to potato pickers are…"

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

"Hundreds of local school children, collectors, and other interested people visited the farm and its well-known carriage collection to hear Ken…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… in college, he chose to serve on his own free will. He was a man from Lincoln that went to fight for the U.S. Army in Mogadishu, Somalia."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 4 of 13

"… to adjust the front of the digger so that it will cut into the row at the right height. Later tractors had levers powered by a hydraulic pump that…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"1910Lincoln Historical Society W.A. “Will” Brown, O.D., was the owner of a Main Street business in Lincoln for many years."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… is also a quotation at the bottom: “The world will little note what we say, but it can never forget what they did.” This is a quote from President…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"It would be a good thing because the people in Lincoln would have more fun things to do. It would also be a bad thing because no one will want to…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… the air, as the bullet struck his muscular body, will never be forgotten by those who saw it. Many of us loved this gallant officer for his…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… and I might not be able to take the steamboat! I will have to button my coat and put on an extra pair of mittens because it’s a long walk to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"Ridlonville was a good place to live and raise children. Children were safe to play anywhere, sliding down the streets in winter, exploring the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"It is estimated as of spring 2009 that the church will require a 1.8 million dollar repair for it to be functional."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"However, the good news is that Buckfield people always persevere and will figure out a way to get this town back on track."