Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"The Committee held several public hearings and deliberated on the case before issuing a statement and proposing a bill to the Maine Legislature in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The residents could not hear the fine band. “So boys, hold in while the band is in action and then let your lungs proclaim how much you have enjoyed…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"Click on the link to hear Susie. Susie Knight, Sardine Queen Ball, Lubec, 1949Lubec Memorial Library J: What was your job? What did you do…"

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

"… Health, Endoscopy, Epicenter, General Surgery, Hearing Center, Heart Center of Eastern Maine, Imaging Services, Infusion Center, Intensive Care…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… close enough to the school so that they could hear the bell or they would be punished for being late."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Hearing of King's command, many from Maine volunteered for service under him. Defense of local coastlines and communities was left to town militias."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… for peace through music One doesn’t expect to hear the sounds of opera floating out of an ancient barn in a small town in Maine."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… and Courier, which carried testimonies from the hearings in the weeks following the crash. The bridge was found to have been rotten in the center…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… you’re proper and your breakfast’s gone.” After hearing that he is old enough to help his Pa harvest the foxes, Keith hurried in eating his…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… where farmers and their family members could hear about new methods of agriculture and home management."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… farm and its well-known carriage collection to hear Ken describe the important historical roles carriages and horse-drawn transportation had on our…"

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

"… New Portland, it's the town with the bridge." Hearing this, the stranger is usually reminded of the Wire Bridge, one of the most distinguishing…"

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

"It was in this hall that the preliminary hearing of the Micah Norton murder trial was held. A smaller hall, known as the Sam Walker Hall was built…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… clear with a chorus full and strong, You can hear it ring to the very skies with an echo loud and long, There’s a mighty band from “Aroostook land”…"

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

"… of extending their road to this village, had a hearing before Judge Barron at the Court House, Goodenow and Knowlton, Attorneys for petitions…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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