Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"The letter from R.G.W. Dodge to Captain Treworgy, the protest (insurance claim) of the /Ocean Ranger/ and the bills of laden and Charty Party for…"

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"2 or 3 others with us finally waited till another ship came along that we knew and we finally take you home."

Colby College Special Collections

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"These letters were to said to have encouraged the Norridgewocks to fight against the English. The English felt that Father Rasle was stirring up the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Long distance communication occurred by written letter and mail. Travel routes were primarily over the water; there were few and very primitive roads."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Before the war he had been a teacher in Gray, and it shows in his letters; his handwriting was clear and he was a good speller with excellent…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"A letter in the Hubbard Library collection from the Socialist Workers Party headquarters in New York City dated March 13,1895 to Protasio Neri showed…"

Windham Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… that would become Presque Isle and Maysville were Letter F, Range 2 and Letter G, Range 2, respectively."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… Ross, an agent to General David Cobb, wrote a letter to General Cobb who was then President of the Massachusetts State Senate."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"In a letter written by Clementine to Mrs. York and donated to the Farmington Historical Society by Ellen Greer, Clementine shares her thoughts on…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… school in Guilford where he excelled in sports, lettering in baseball and basketball. He graduated in June of 1940."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… in his plans for a model town, expressed in a letter to Charles A. Mixer, resident engineer with the Rumford Falls Power Company."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"He noted how her letter had cheered him and reminded him of home instead of the fighting. Ms. Greenleaf taught during 1863 – 1864, and most likely…"

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

"… concern for the land in their logbooks, their letters, and their published articles. “…is it possible to protect the natural beauty of the island…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… little girls, was elaborately printed in gilded letters that advertised his good taste, location, and practical skills."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"A letter from Knox to his foreman William Howe Wiggen, dated January 15, 1805 and quoted in Eaton, gives a glimpse into Knox’s lime burning business…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"Edgar Hoover. People from all over the world sent letters and telegrams thanking Shep Hurd for his bravery."

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… document like a diary entry or meeting minutes or letters, that clearly spell out Governor Plaisted and his Council’s rationale."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… front page of the March 10 Bar Harbor Times was a letter from Gerald Rich, the president of Pemetic High School’s student council: “The students of…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Andrew Carnegie a letter asking for a grant to build the new library in Guilford. The town voted to support the library with $500 per year if Mr."