Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"The 1920 census stated that 566 people were living on Swan’s Island. It was said that each of the three villages had two stores at one time or…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… sale was that Jane and her mother be allowed to live on the land for the remainder of their lives."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"Martin lived during a momentous time in the Bangor area. When he, his mother, and his step-father moved from Ellsworth in 1825, Maine was five years…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… 734.2253 www.maine.gov/local/waldo/islesboro/ LIVING RESOURCES For a list of Islesboro's "living resources," (individuals who have significant…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"By the end of the 18th century, townspeople asked that the area be incorporated. Governor Caleb Strong, of Massachusetts, decreed on January 31…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… village as a whole, even though some residents live in the Town of Wilton (Franklin County), while others live in Dixfield (Oxford County)."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"People could live in the smaller towns outside of Portland, yet be able to work or shop in the city."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"They lived in a 3 meter wide, 6 meter long birchbark Shaputuan or wigwam. The burned animal bones from their meals include beaver, snapping turtle…"

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"More than 600,000 of them lost their lives trying, so that people today are not put into slavery and women and African Americans can vote."

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

"The West Village area has had a long and interesting history and will without a doubt continue to do so for many years to come."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… Park was one of the most popular recreational areas in the Bangor-Brewer-Hampden area from 1898 to 1916."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… worked for the Rockefellers, his ancestors' lives were affected by the earliest summer residents of the area."

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"… affect me, but it affects everyone in the Lincoln area because it has become a landmark for most people; everyone in the area knows where the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"People who lived in these areas were free to attend church in either location. In 1806, the Massachusetts Legislature approved the separation of…"

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

"… migrants, unlike the rusticators, have come to live year-round. In the late 1950s and 1960s, Merle Grindle, Jr."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… says the archeological record indicates island living was not easy, just like it was for any community living on the Maine coast during the turn of…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… Island is enjoyed because of its simplicity of living. During our ancestors’ time, the outside world was kept at a distance by the means of travel…"

Windham Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"He gave his life to save the lives of others who went on to live for a longer period of time. He has now earned the highest medal, the Medal of Honor."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Probably everyone that was alive and lived in the area when the Dreamland was in business attended at least one event there."

Old York Historical Society

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"Many Lives can be lost. The people who experienced this cyclone however, were very lucky. There was still lot’s of destruction but they had something…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… sense the vitality and curiosity of those who lived and worked here during the 19th and early 20th centuries."