Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"Right before this new Town Hall was occupied, the “Great Fire of 1837” decimated most of the early records thought to be safely in storage."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846

"The illustration appears on page 226 of the journal, as part of his discussion of the Freshet of 1846."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"There are records of many ships built between 1793 and 1872, when the completion of the schooner Isabel marked the end of Hampden’s shipbuilding days…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"It was the first floor of the town hall that was used as the “multipurpose room.” Hampden Academy alone used it for most school dances, band…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… 1925, the Music Hall changed ownership to a pool hall, and the location changed hands from pool halls, bars, and other small businesses, until…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"Daveis was an attorney who played a significant role in the settlement of the dispute with Great Britain over Maine’s northeast boundary."

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"The Native Americans were the first recorded people to have the religious faith of Catholicism in this area."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"… overlooked in the era of women’s rights and not recorded for posterity as such because these women were doing everyday things that just needed to…"

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

"Believe it or not, North Yarmouth has one of the original signed copies of the Declaration of Independence! In 1853, a new town hall was built in the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - About Us

"To see some of our work, please visit: http://www.swansislandhistory.org Click the links below to read about our busy workers! History Detectives…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"Town reports from the early 20th century record payment of care for those that boarded the sick and infirmed, transported to the mainland those who…"

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

"With his father, Harvard President Charles William Eliot, in Europe, young Charles had use of the family yacht (the Sunshine) and camping gear."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Records of The Second Social Library in North Yarmouth, 1817Prince Memorial Library First Social Library of Cumberland The Second social Library in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… to classical performance lives on in the few recordings of his music that survive. Listen to "Beautiful Ohio" performed by Fritz Kreisler  Bar…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… have ceased altogether.” Swan’s Island has no record or tradition of violence between native tribes and European settlers, perhaps due to the fact…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"There is no record of Leila’s passing, other than the Surry book of births, deaths and marriages held in the Town Hall vault."

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

"… destroyed many of the town’s historical records, including photographs, artifacts, documents and artwork."

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

"After the War many Maine residents had moved West in search of a better life or to join family members who had also migrated."

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

"… the next forty years, it served as the Masonic Hall of the Davis Lodge, A.F. & A.M. Today, it is privately owned.Strong Historical Society Masonic…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Richard King died on 27 March 1775 on the eve of the Revolution. Source Moulton, Augustus. Grandfather Tales of Scarborough."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… including the replacement of the old town hall building at the northeast corner of Centre and Water Streets with a new building to house the W. T…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"The altar in a Grange hall usually displays an open Bible, agricultural tools, and an American flag."

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

"A good blacksmith was invaluable. A dance hall provided entertainment, as did traveling theater companies, minstrel shows and the movie theater…"