Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"With great difficulty, he managed to sail his ship to Crosby’s Long Wharf in Hampden for repairs. Having taken Castine on September 1, 1814, British…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… farm workers left our communities to cause a great strain on those left behind during the war. Some families requested aid from the State, from…"

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

"John and Ellen Richards are the great grandparents of Mrs. June R. Flagg, who has taught at our school for 43 years. Return to Student Research"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"… Church in Bangor, "was attended by a great concourse of people, who thereby testified their love and respect for the aged veteran of the Cross, who…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 4 of 17

"Andrews Quarry saw great success in 1886 when James Andrews and Sons began a contract for the New York Harlem Bridge and a bridge in Philadelphia to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… much worse happened which affected the island greatly -- the Civil War. It lasted from 1861 to 1865, and because of it, much changed."

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"For example he was a drummer boy, at the age of twelve. Playing a instrument is a very big deal and very respectful. The drum that he used in the war…"

Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946

"He did this in great style. After buzzing the town at a very low altitude, with students at the Ballard Hill School being able to look right into his…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"He was in the war to help people and friends out so they wouldn’t get hurt. I bet Thomas S. Libby would like it more now than back then because it…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"The people who live in the town today share a great deal with Benjamin Wheeler and the other early settlers, a lovely physical setting, a rich…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"The grist mill proved a great convenience for nearby settlers, who otherwise had to carry their grain several miles down-river to Fort Pownal to have…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"Dunn and Elliot's Sail Loft, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society Following the close of the war, Dunn & Elliot (D&E), established a…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… and biographical sketches 1882) During the great years of lumbering in Maine, most men in Hampden worked in mills and lumber companies rather than…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… which occurred within it during the last war with Great Britain.” (History of Penobscot County Maine with illustrations and biographical sketches…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… and biographical sketches 1882) During the great years of lumbering in Maine, most men in Hampden worked in mills and lumber companies rather than…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"They were drawn to North Yarmouth, where great tracts of land were still available and natural resources, such as timber and fish, were abundant."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… had dropped to 488, likely impacted by The Great Depression. Emery O. Bonsey, Newbury Neck, ca."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… was a terrible toll, one that had to have caused great sadness and grief among those remaining in Surry."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Just months before the start of the Great Depression, a group of actors, directors and producers from New York City pulled together a repertory…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… as the 21st century began, over the years a great many people had come together to share music and friendship in an effort to connect across…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… the growth of log huts, the ring of the ax in the great forest, and the hum of life in the home of the hardy pioneer."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"So great was the pressure under the bridge that the water burst through the road surface, leaving a hole a yard in diameter."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"The whole village was in great danger and would burn to the ground if help were not speedily had. If the message from the Lincoln fire department, by…"