Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

"… 1862Maine Historical Society Raw cotton was imported from the Southern States then manufactured in textile mills."

Lincoln, Maine - Communication & Transportation

"… MASTERY (summarizing facts, dates, places, important events, etc.), UNDERSTANDING (analyzing or examining a topic deeply), INTERPERSONAL (making a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street

"… MASTERY (summarizing facts, dates, places, important events, etc.), UNDERSTANDING (analyzing or examining a topic deeply), INTERPERSONAL (making a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Founding Fathers & Early History

"… MASTERY (summarizing facts, dates, places, important events, etc.), UNDERSTANDING (analyzing or examining a topic deeply), INTERPERSONAL (making a…"

Camp Winnebago

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden House Bar, 1837

"… illustrate the journal, but did so because it was important to representing the past. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… also wrote that during temperance years, Hayford imported alcohol and provided it to "Irish men & women in open defiance of the Maine law." He…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Fashions Far & Away

"… View the Fashions Far & Away Slide Show Imported garments and fabrics are an integral part of American fashion, and of the collection at…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… Text by Karyn Field The Penobscot River was very important to Hampden during the 18th and 19th centuries, providing resources and jobs."

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"It was important that our historical partners at the Bangor Public Library and the Bangor Historical Society be able to support our research with…"

Maine Historic Preservation Commission

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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"All were important in a world where wooden boxes were used instead of cardboard. This was Hall’s world."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Also, Aaron held many important town offices, and in 1848 Aaron was sent to the Maine Legislature. His son, Warren, was involved with the Aroostook…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"Also, it’s important to us because it’s one of the older buildings in Lincoln and it teaches us about our past."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"Masonic Hall Diorama by Sam Warner X The things that prove this statement include the fact that important meetings were held at the Masonic Hall…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Stetson. To begin, William Ledyard was important because he was the one who had the Ledyard Block built."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"… and encouragement along the way and who importantly gave genesis to the title for the ‘Houses on Wheels’ section. Dr. William R."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… Sheppard's Point was the location of many important Hallowell manufacturing operations. The Milliken sawmill is on the left."

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"On a ship, it was important to have lifeboats in case of an emergency. If the ship owners were really concerned about safety, they would put paddles…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… & Museum The Scarborough Marsh has long been important to the people living near it. Here the Sokokis Indians found an abundance of fish…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… at Maine Historical Society by a small, but important group of slender gowns made of simple white cottons and plain muslins, with woven stripes…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"Two gowns are made of imported, probably English, woven floral silks. Such textiles were the product of highly skilled, intensive hand labor, and an…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 1 of 4

"… The collections in the Beyond Borders project are important and significant to many audiences, including, and especially, Wabanaki people."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"The wharf played an important role in Hallowell's shipping and trade industry. Hallowell-Chelsea Ferry, Kennebec River, ca."