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These sites were created for each contributing partner or as part of collaborative community projects through Maine Memory. Learn about collaborative projects on MMN.


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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Publication in Progress

"Publication in Progress This site is currently being published. Until publication is complete, you cannot make changes to the site."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Publication in Progress

"Publication in Progress This site is currently being published. Until publication is complete, you cannot make changes to the site."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Publication in Progress

"Publication in Progress This site is currently being published. Until publication is complete, you cannot make changes to the site."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Publication in Progress

"Publication in Progress This site is currently being published. Until publication is complete, you cannot make changes to the site."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Publication in Progress

"Publication in Progress This site is currently being published. Until publication is complete, you cannot make changes to the site."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Publication in Progress

"Publication in Progress This site is currently being published. Until publication is complete, you cannot make changes to the site."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… "Irish men & women in open defiance of the Maine law." He further charged that Hayford provided housing for "bad women." View additional…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"For example, in 1889, the 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison visited Bath to tour the shipyards of Bath and attend the launching of the Rappahannock…"

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold The Maine State Museum provides an excellent on-line resource for…"

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… act motivated by economics, racism, eugenics, and political retribution. Eight islanders were committed to the then-called Maine School for the…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Jerrard was the commander of the 22nd Maine and was also a selectman in Levant and a Penobscot County sheriff."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… and their ancestors, or trace the economic, political and social history of the towns in Sagadahoc County."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… mayor, he served in both branches of the city's government. 1809 Deed, Asa Palmer to Mercy Ledyard, BathPatten Free Library X Alfred D."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… homes and businesses, and creating local governments, was disrupted in the third quarter of the seventeenth century by a series of conflicts with…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"He next set up a partnership with his brother-in-law, Dr. Benjamin Jones Porter, and opened a store, which was conducted by Dr. Porter."

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

"… islanders was prompted by racism, eugenics, and political retribution, tensions over the island were clearly fueled by economic woes so removal of…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"His son-in-law, Thomas W. Hyde, was the founder of B.I.W. 114 and 116 Front Street are part of the block of buildings built and paid for by John…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"In addition to politics, he was a Member of the Park & Cemetery Board. He was prominent in Masonic Lodges, and he was a member of the Knights Templar."

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Waldoboro Fire Department

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Life on a Tidal River - Cohen MCHP Volunteers in the Classroon and Library

"… Dan West X Teacher Ron Bilancia, volunteers Dan West and Dick Shaw, and students from one of the Cohen School Maine Studies classes. X"

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Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Along with ice, logs flowed down the river and created a dam, causing the water to back up. When the water overflowed onto the banks, the Great…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"Stevens Parkhurst (1908-1996). After her death, the items went to auction. The Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum co-own the John Martin…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"On a local level, changes in Portland city government and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan were motivated by anti-immigrant sentiments."

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Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"Navy. Avery also served in World War II, returning to inactive duty after five and a half years of service with the rank of Captain and the Legion of…"