Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… highway system brought significant change to the little town of Surry. As Cush Lane noted, when he was a child, it took two days to reach Surry…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Then a rude wigwam village on a little fertile plateau where the fires built a niche in the forest close by the banks of a beautiful bay."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… to the whims of spirited townspeople, the nomadic little schoolhouse changed location three times, finally burning."

Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98

"… of ’98 and summer heat that crept in late, ice of blue, ice of silver, hit the silent earth, that solemn night."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… the island breeze, creating colorful curtains of blue, red, and green. Wabanakis often camped near a narrow stretch of shallow coastal water where…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… an addition made out of cement blocks with a blue belt was built on the back of the courthouse."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… to Farmington in 1837 and purchased the Little Blue property across the street from Few Acres, and built a cottage there, where he continued his…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"You can imagine how little time the teams had to practice and play. In the little time that they got for playing, the hall was so crowded that…"

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.

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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