Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… ordinary duties of a citizen.” The Legislature granted Cumberland an Act of Incorporation in 1821, over the objections of many North Yarmouth…"

Acadian Archives

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Andrew Carnegie a letter asking for a grant to build the new library in Guilford. The town voted to support the library with $500 per year if Mr."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

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

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"Curtis of Boston. The Savages granted the cemetery property with a reservation of a 50 foot square Savage family plot under a deed of trust recorded…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"As part of the Maine Heritage Community Grant, the team began the journey of writing a web-based history for the city of Hallowell."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… tract of land in midcoast Maine that had been granted to Brigadier General Samuel Waldo, Lucy Knox’s maternal grandfather, before the American…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… result of the Muscongus Patent, a 30-square-mile grant of lands, including the Georges River, which was given by the Council of Plymouth in England…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"It is unknown if the increase was granted, but prior to the application for increase, Laura Horton received $8.00 per month in pension payment."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"Grant, stayed in the Lincoln House Hotel. As far as we know, no notable people have visited or made an impact on the Masonic Hall."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"John B. Thomes of Pittsfield, MA, granted the corporation a plot of land on Main Street to be used for a public library."

Cumberland Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"In 1762, the first lodge was granted permission to convene in Falmouth, but the Revolutionary War stymied the establishment of other Masonic lodges."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… five American presidents: McKinley, Harrison, Grant, Hayes, and Garfield. To be in the G.A.R. you had to wear a uniform."

Prince Memorial Library

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

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

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

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

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Camden Grant “Compare and contrast steamboats in the past and in the present” Past: Steamboats were used for the transportation of goods and people…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, has been to Lincoln and he stayed at the Lincoln House Hotel, according to rumor."

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

"When Read received a land grant from Massachusetts Governor Caleb Strong, he reserved specific lots for individuals located in the territory or…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… was created as the result of a Massachusetts grant in 1779 to Timothy Walker, Jr., and his associates, to settle a land controversy in Concord, New…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… and early 1790’s, many homesteading on land granted to them for service in the French and Indian Wars and the Revolution."

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"A grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation has made that possible. Candace Kanes, curator and historian for Maine Memory Network at Maine…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… consider transitional housing, secured a $20,000 grant from brothers John, Richard and Charles Gendron to finance a study."