Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"… reversed, including a local militia company, a local artillery company and a local cavalry company, led the funeral procession, followed by the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… house was situated near the Bluff because the local students had to travel too far to attend the Parker School in Pripet. George W.C."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 8 of 17

"The Saco River’s waterpower aided in inflating the local lumber industry. J.G. Deering Lumber Company was a significant sawmill founded by Joseph G."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Unitarian Church, Presque Isle, 1895

"The Unitarian Church bell was purchased by a local person during the razing and given to the Methodist Church, which exhibited the bell at the front…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"… in 1909 as an electric trolley line, serving the localities of New Sweden, Carson, and Caribou. These trolleys were used until 1946 when diesel…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"It is now the home base for a local boat yard. Warren Island became a state park in 1959 and is the only State Park that is accessible solely by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economy on Mt. Desert Island

"Small family run businesses and other self-employed families were able to weather the troubled times with mininal, if any, losses."

Presque Isle: The Star City - About us

"… program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of…"

Historic Hallowell - Maine Community Heritage Project

"… program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of…"

Historic Hallowell - Row House

"… demolition in 1969 by Row House, Inc., a group of local citizens devoted to historic preservation. In 1970, the restored structure was added to the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building

"… of the original tenants of the building was our local newspaper. This building survived numerous fires that destroyed most of Main Street, making…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Sears and Roebuck Company Building

"The local Sears and Roebuck building was built in 1947. This building replaced a mail order office. When it was built, the store was the second…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project

"… innovative program promoted collaboration between local schools and historical societies through the exploration, celebration, and digitization of…"

Guilford, Maine - PROJECT OVERVIEW - Page 2 of 2

"… OUR PARTNERS Guilford Historical Society - Our local caretakers of the links to the past. A community minded group of volunteers that preserve and…"

Rockland Historical Society

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners

"In addition, the library has a local genealogy section that includes an index of the Aroostook Republican from 1887-present, and the Aroostook…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 12 of 13

"… of tools at the time, this hand grapple was made locally, probably from a digger lag. Although it took two person to load a 160 pound (81 kg)…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… by the farmer to provide for his family and the local lumbermen. Farmers and lumbermen not only used potatoes for food, they learned how to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Cutler Memorial Library dedication, Farmington, 1903

"Lyman Abbott, a son of Jacob Abbott. The local schools were closed, and many businesses suspended operations for the two hour ceremony."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"… and beyond with access to resources that will help them explore our local history. More About the Community Heritage Project can be found here."

Presque Isle: The Star City - State Street Baptist Church

"The church merged with another local Baptist congregation and, for a time, was known as the United Baptist Church."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bethany Baptist Church

"… Free Baptist to form the United Baptist Church, locally known as the State Street Baptist in 1915."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"She liked to pick flowers in a local field, and watch the clouds go by. Growing up, my mother didn’t have a TV or toys."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 9 of 13

"It became know in local parlance as a “picker’s shack”. This painting, done in 1945 shows the Collins and the Albert families from St, Agatha working…"