Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… diverse citizenry, many of whom are involved in service organizations such as the Surry Community Improvement Association, the Surry Garden Club…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Besides those in the military service, many were working in the shipyards in South Portland, Bath and Connecticut."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… who had himself just returned from three years of service in the military. Playhouse Program, Surry, 1929Surry Historical Society The new…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"With these services EMMC has been a substantial addition to the greater Bangor community, and it still continues to amaze every day. St."

Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah

"… Torah,' Bangor, 1945 Chaplain Gordon performing a service for Jewish military personnel as he did many times with the Torah given to him by Beth…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"… Alphabetical Index of Maine Volunteers, Etc., Service of the United States during the War of 1861."

Life on a Tidal River - About Us

"This project is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… expansion in population, the need for human services increased. Bangor’s size simply could not support the many people that came to live there."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Bangor's elite Rifle Corps volunteered its services. The so called Aroostook War was avoided, however, when Gen."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… over 150 patients within their first year of service. The doctors and nurses continued to impress as more patients were brought in but they still…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… Cavalry (call the best Volunteer Cavalry in the service) all of which are to be depended on in time of need."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin gate design, Bangor, 1867

"… to be located too near a house and is made for service and show." Martin was an accountant and shopkeeper who was interested in architecture…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… cars, 645 box cars, 474 platform cars, and 40 service cars). The company either owned or leased almost 355 miles of track."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Olof Nylander, 1864-1943

"He was also employed by the Canadian government and several colleges and universities to do this same type of work or to act as a guide."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"Both boats were bought by the government, hauled into the Casco Bay, and sank in the harbor as protection of enemy subs."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"… was not the end of Mattie Pinette’s distinguished government career. She was hired as Chief of Employee Development in the newly created Atomic…"

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

"… Avery did become a lawyer with a career in government service. (Inexplicably, both the Yearbook and the Commencement Program reproduce his middle…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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

"… advent of World War II and gas rationing, and the Government converted the units to housing for South Portland shipyard workers."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"… out for up to a year, or "sent unto, employed and governed" in a work house. In many municipalities, the local town farm was established, giving…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Mexico currently has a town manager form of government with five selectmen, town clerk, treasurer, tax collector, budget committee, a police force…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Letter G became known as Maysville and governed itself until it became part of Presque Isle in 1883."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Early Government In 1805, riders brought official papers from Boston to Paris proclaiming the founding of Oxford County, and Paris Hill as the county…"

Colby College Special Collections

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