Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Loan drives, often raising more money than expected. By November 11, 1918 when an armistice brought WW I to a close, over 30 Bangor men had died…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"… the ages of 18 and 26 went off to war, women were expected to replace them in the workforce, and people of all ages contributed in a variety of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… the equivalent of today's taxi drivers, were expected to keep late hours and endure all sorts of bad weather."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"We are engaged in laying A ‘Corduroy Road’ from Falmouth to Aquin Creek and expect it will take us 3 weeks longer – if I have space I will discribe…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… got the Papers that you spoke of yet but shall expect them tonight. . . . Give my love to the children and Grandfather and Grandmother."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… signed the petition, meaning that citizens were expecting a new hospital. The public was looking forward to having a local hospital for their…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… he was called, was known as a man who would not expect anyone to do a job which he himself was not capable of doing."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… Working for peace through music One doesn’t expect to hear the sounds of opera floating out of an ancient barn in a small town in Maine."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… the school, and between 1920 and 1952, they were expected to abide by the following rules posted in the residence area, which included: “Washing…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"Contrary to what might be expected, she enjoyed the respect of physicians like Samuel Colman, from whom she purchased medicines and compounds to…"

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"The people of Hallowell were not expecting a morning cyclone to ruin their plans. During On a Tuesday morning in December, 1895, at 8:00 am, Chas…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… - 1910 to 1950 The large ships had short life expectancies, being driven hard and fast by their masters."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… State Museum Some of Martin's topics might be expected: economic downturns, the Gold Rush, the outbreak of the Civil War, the first electric…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… one of the climatically benign periods, raising expectations among farmers and prompting the introduction of new cash crops."

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.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"But when we got to it, just as we expected to have shower of shot and shell poured into us, we were agreeably disappointed by seeing the coat tails…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Store owners on the island did not always expect to make a handsome profit, sometimes giving food on semi-permanent credit when they saw neighbors in…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… is quiet here in Lubec tonight as could be expected with 700 men suddenly thrown out of employment, and the fond hopes of the last eight months for…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The bumper crops of hay and grain, which had been expected in the spring, were almost totally destroyed because of lack of care."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… a lighthouse somewhere on the island is to be expected. The Grindle Point Light House was built in 1850 at the entrance of Gilkey Harbor."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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