Maine Memory Network

Alfred Historical Committee

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Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"Guilford Town Hall, ca. 1890Guilford Historical Society In 1892 the town appropriated a sum of $15,000 to invest in the education of high school age…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"Tucker. After he recorded the eleventh family he wrote: "There ends the Village of Mexico Census". Then as an afterthought, he adds his family and…"

Penobscot Marine Museum

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

"This hall was known as Chase Memorial Hall and when Mr. O.W. Chase died the building was left to the New Portland Lion's Club."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"For many years this hall was used for public functions, being centrally located. In 1937, the Rolerson family built the Ocean View Movie Theater."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"At a peak of 34.1 feet recorded on April 2, 1987, many were forced to evacuate homes and shops along the river."

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"In 1905, Lewis Whitten held the record for hauling the largest load (11 tons) of birch logs six miles to the mill with one pair of horses."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"The spirit of the town appears in the types of activities the inhabitants took part in. Today, the people of New Portland come from a variety of…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… Records of Islesboro" indicate the frequent town recordings of sheep, hog and cattle markings, demonstrating that animal raising for sale and…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"Mr. Rose recorded in January of 1901, "The I. O. O. F. Block burned down this evening about eleven." The architecture indicates that the current…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Cleaves Tavern, Lubec, 1955Lubec Memorial Library Lubec’s center of population began to shift from North Lubec to the Point."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… reminded that a meeting will be held in the town Hall next Saturday afternoon, at 2 o’clock for the purpose of acting upon the question of…"