Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… to be conscientious, how to be genteel, and well-informed, in order to be right on all occasions and able, especially, to set others right, this…"

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

"… schools listed here as well as two schools that information is very scarce. The two schools that no written documentation is available for are the…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"At the end of his twenty three years of coaching, he had coached 428 games, won 309 games and lost 119 games. (Information by Dave Gaw)"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - About the Team

"… team members managed to incorporate lessons in information technology, social studies and history."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… with sections adapted from Surry, Maine: An informal History by Osmond C. Bonsey Images contributed by Surry Historical Society The Surry Village…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"Little information exists on the exact nature of the island’s use before European settlement, but the island holds ample evidence in the form of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… Geraldine and others who have generously shared information about the old lore of the land. Dance Program for the Second Holman Reunion…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… half of eligible voters cast a ballot, critical information became evident from the results when compared to the gubernatorial statistics from the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"Lincoln merchants would put information in the newspaper to help their sales. Sales people would have papers outside of the Lincoln House Hotel about…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

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

"… by farming and fishing, little documented information is known about the early businesses and trades till after the island's incorporation in 1789…"

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

"For more information about the two Savage designed gardens, click here. Charles was able to listen, support, and encourage these three Mount Desert…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… the experience at the time as “cheerfully rustic, informal, and unpretentious.” Star Theatre AdvertisementNortheast Harbor Library The…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… wanted the females in his family to be well informed and exposed to liberal thinking. When they traveled to England to visit relatives they were…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… pm in 1927, the Johnson Shoe Factory workers were informed that the company was closing and were forced to leave immediately."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"Someone informed George Washington that the only way to travel on the Kennebec was in bateaux, or long, thin boats that you move by pushing long…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"To add or correct information, scroll down to “Share What You Know.” Centennial Parade, Lubec, July 4, 1911Lubec Historical Society…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"This information about the Patten Free Library in Bath highlights the past and present construction, events, and people who contributed to the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… of all backgrounds and circumstances who seek information and the pleasure that comes from the life of the mind."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"They are very well written with very good information on a range of different subjects. Generally, the building has had very good uses."

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"… Hospital has impacted my future, is by giving me information I will pass on to my family. The Workman’s Hospital will never be forgotten, along…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… with sections adapted from Surry, Maine: An informal History by Osmond C. Bonsey Images contributed by the Surry Historical Society and the Maine…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… worked with the transcriptions to add missing information and to put them into Maine Memory Network transcription style."

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

"This relied on information shared by Passamaquoddy knowledge keepers. This is outstandingly documented in the map of the interior canoe route between…"