Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"By Andrea Hendrix and Caroline Werth, Jonathan Fisher Memorial Jonathan Fisher was born in New Braintree, Massachusetts in the year 1768, one of…"

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

"The George Stevens Academy . George Stevens is an independent high school grounded in a commitment to serving the area's small towns and invested in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… Internet Sources Blue Hill Country Club The Jonathan Fisher Memorial Jonathan Fisher - Wikipedia *All sources used for Blue Hill’s narrative…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Blue Hill, 1913Blue Hill Public Library George Stevens and His Academy George Stevens and his brother Theodore first arrived in Blue Hill, Maine…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… Society, Blue Hill Public Library and the Jonathan Fisher House The First Years European settlement at Blue Hill began in the spring of 1762 when…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"by Tim Garrity The Reverend Jonathan Fisher's "Morning in Blue Hill Village, Sept. 1824" is one of Maine's oldest landscape paintings."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"James Carter complained to Colonel Jonathan Buck in 1779 that dogs owned by the indians were "running his sheep into the ocean." He said he lived…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"… one can see boardinghouse for the quarrymen.Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. By 1920 almost all of the year-round residents had moved off the island…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… settlers in 1765; Nicholas Holt, Samuel Foster, Jonathan Darling , Ezekiel Osgood, and more. By 1766, seventeen out of the first thirty settlers…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… of Blue Hill By Lara Peterson, Senior, George Stevens Academy Despite its small size, Blue Hill has an amazingly diverse musical history."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… owners included the Holts, the Dodges, George Stevens, and the Hinckleys. The shipyard owners owned the places where the ships were built and often…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… the Rustic Life By Josh Sawyer, Senior, George Stevens Academy The term “rusticators” is used to describe families who came to spend long summers…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Adelaide Pearson

"Adelaide Pearson Miss Pearson was determined to help bring to Blue Hill the art and cultural opportunities that were available in larger cities."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"A Real Downeast County Fair Collaboratively written by The Bay School's eighth grade: Noah Cimeno, Aphelion Crampton, Alexander Heilner, Loriman…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Mary Ellen Chase

"Mary Ellen Chase Mary Ellen Chase, author of Silas Crockett, ca. 1935Maine Historical Society Mary Ellen Chase, the granddaughter of a sea…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier By Mrs. Snow's and Mr. Cole's 7th Grade Classes at Blue Hill Consolidated School John Edward Horton was born…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"Looking for the Lost Cemetery By Rick Sawyer How can an entire cemetery disappear? It would seem that it couldn't, but then where is it? The first…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!   Blue Hill Bay, ca. 1910 To view our video welcome message, click on the image above: At “the head of the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"Long Island: The Forgotten Community By Rick Sawyer In the early days of the settlement of Maine many of the communities were located along the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Discover the Story of Blue Hill Boom and Bust in the 19th Century The first harvest was old growth timber."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"Discover the Story of Blue Hill The 20th Century Brings New People, Benefactors, and Cultures to Town At a commemorative clambake in 1886, Captain…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"Discover the Story of Blue Hill Clam Packing Factory and Steamboat Wharf, South Blue Hill, ca."

Blue Hill, Maine - Friendship vessel, Blue Hill, 1907

"Friendship vessel, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A sailing vessel named Friendship in Blue Hill."

Blue Hill, Maine - Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907

"Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Swimming at the Bathing Beach in Blue Hill during the…"