Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"… have been some of the measures Maine has taken to preserve the lobster. Swan’s Island fishermen have been active in supporting conservation…"

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"English Friends of Capt. F. Patten of Bath, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society A daguerreotype of the three English friends of Captain Patten depicts…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"It preserved much of the beauty while promoting tourism and providing a living for many islanders. Eventually came John D."

Maine Maritime Museum

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Patten Free Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"The GAR also encouraged the preservation of Civil War sites, relics, and historic documents. Cannons and field-pieces were placed in many towns or…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… his death on April 15, 1865, Lincoln focused on preserving the union and abolishing slavery by waging war with Confederate States of America and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… Harbor steamboat landing, ca. 1885Maine Historic Preservation Commission Arriving at the Bar Harbor wharf, rusticators found the place “alive with…"

Margaret Chase Smith Library

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Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"… Commission, and member of the Bangor Historic Preservation Commission. He was also active in promoting alcohol and drug treatment and prevention in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"… men hunted game which women in turn cleaned and preserved, and men cleared the fields where women planted and harvested corn."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"Fortunately, the Maine Historical Society has preserved outstanding examples of the render’s art from 1850 to 1950, the period in which architectural…"

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

"The community banded together in an effort to preserve what history remained—donating family photograph collections, participating in oral history…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… items were consulted and handled in person; preservation concerns; the overall breadth and uniqueness of the holdings; the documentation of a…"

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Lewiston Public Library

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Boston Public Library

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Architecture & Landscape database - Elmer I. Thomas

"… by Thomas at the Maine Historical Society were preserved by the successor firms of Miller and Mayo; Miller, Mayo, and Beal; and Beal, DePeter, and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 3 of 4

"… 17th and 18th centuries, as primarily fighting to preserve its control over its own interests. This control sometimes overlaps with Indigenous…"

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

"… Register of historic places and the Maine preservation when the fire happened. The old school records show that in 1942 there were four Dyer…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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First Parish in Portland

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Fryeburg Public Library

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"… themselves, but also helped their families preserve dynastic wealth and status across generations."