Maine Memory Network

Caribou Public Library

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"Each member of the group would do some work in natural history or science during their time on the island."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"The artists were the forerunners of this group and several landscape painters came to Mount Desert Island, and stayed with the Savages at Harbor…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"The Proprietors were a group of wealthy Boston merchants whose members included James Bowdoin, John Hancock, Dr."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"The building is used in the summer by church work groups that come to the area to assist needy people."

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

"… an A in hospital safety from the Leapfrog Group, beginning the modernization project, and recruiting 21 new physicians to expand the amount of care…"

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

"… organization devoted to working with other groups and institutions in Blue Hill to preserve and celebrate the town's heritage."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"The idea for the group was thought up by Mary Buzzell. Even though this was not the first official meeting, this was the first actual meeting."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… in Maine to have a rescue service, and later the group helped set up units in Standish and Cape Elizabeth. For many years, Dr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Andrew and Arthur Alger, part of Stratton's group, had moved ashore and purchased the tract from the heirs of Wackwarreska, Sagamore of Owascoag."

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

"Beginning in 1793, a group of residents organized the “Second Church of North Yarmouth” which was built at the corner of what is now Routes 115 and…"

Skowhegan History House

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Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

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

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… made grants of land to individuals or larger groups. In January 1762, David Marsh and 359 associates petitioned to be allowed to settle between the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… Swan’s Island in the summer months, describes the group of family and friends from Baltimore, Maryland: "They were all sort of… somewhat fancy but…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… and renamed "Island Aquaculture" by a local group in 1993. The business employed seven or eight islanders full time and up to a dozen part time…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… began with the Patrons of Husbandry, a group interested in the improvement of farming. It was later renamed the Swift River Grange and located on…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Braden, for $4,010. Groups from Caribou and Houlton had also purchased competitive horses. (Shown here is a receipt of partial ownership in Braden)…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… before them, this was really the first such large group to stay such a long time. They were truly "summering" in Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Our group has been working meticulously on floods, starting from 1870 and working its way to 1987. We are proud to present our contribution to this…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"The group returned to their homes in Topsham to get supplies, axes, saws and other tools to begin the hard job of clearing the land."