Maine Memory Network

The General Henry Knox Museum

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John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… Society, with the support of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, the Maine State Library, and a number of other organizations and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"The Mills Family set up a Trust Fund for continued maintenance projects. Abbott School PennantFarmington Historical Society The Abbott School…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… such a town has a history, and that it should be preserved. The pioneers who came to found a home for themselves and their families were generally…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… acquire rich timber lands (on both sides) and to preserve an overland route from New Brunswick to Quebec (for the British)."

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

"Can nothing be done to preserve for the use and enjoyment of the great unorganized body of the common people some fine parts, at least, of this…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Charles carried out Curtis's vision to preserve his hillside with trails and outlooks. The crowning jewel of Charles's partnership with Curtis…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… Lincoln who served their country in the war which preserved the Union, destroyed slavery and maintained the Constitution, 1861-1865.” Charles made…"

Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"He hoped the journal would be "preserved for many generations to come." Martin noted that he had not intended to include illustrations, relying…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"The rich records about the creation of the border preserved here provide readers with the historical resources to reconsider how and why the border…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… fortunate and proud to have this marvelous structure in it's town. Hopefully it will be well preserved for many years and generations to come."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Another facet was the introduction of preserving food in cans. Sandy River Packing Co. Corn can labelFarmington Historical Society In 1869…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… cured the first herring by smoke, a process of preserving fish he had learned in Nova Scotia. Lubec would become the national leader in smoked…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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