Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… Tech Building in Rumford, is the focal point for local artists wishing to display and sell their creative works."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… humming his favorite hymn entitled Bangor, as local legend has it, he attended the necessary committee meeting on the hamlet's request."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… and large barn that attracted the attention of a local foreign automobile dealer. Horace "Ken" Sowles had been collecting representative examples…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"Timothy was educated in local schools and attended Farmington Academy. He went into business with his brother selling merchandise as A.W.F. Belcher."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… 25 barrels of cottonseed oil which he sold to local sardine packers. Freight haulers also benefited greatly from the new steamer service with horse…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"According to local history, Swan's close friend General Henry Knox used this structure as a model for the Knox Mansion in Thomaston."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"There at Longwoods Road stood a depot from where businesses and farmers sent their products to markets beyond Cumberland."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… business, with Roberts building pinkey boats for local fishing and Clement making fish barrels, washtubs and pails."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… pranked one another, and entertained the locals. They played baseball and tug of war, and held regattas in Somes Sound."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"Beginning in 1795, he became active in local politics, representing Topsham in the Massachusetts General Court."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… sunk over territorial disputes! A reason for the local decline in observing territories, I speculate, is that many fishermen are going offshore."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Brackley, a local business owner, donated a parcel of land on Upper Main Street, which was more than adequate for a school."

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

"… was an ardent crusader for the organization of a local volunteer fire department. His big problem was not downright opposition, but public…"

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.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… or proper broadcasting techniques talking to local fishermen on the Citizen’s Band radio. Kids were welcome to join Mame for casual meals too: much…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… or area hotels, which provided a boost to the local economy. Pleasure-seekers could also stroll Riverside Park’s midway and test their skill at the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… place for the public in an era larded with local musical organizations, stood at Main and Pleasant Streets, as does the much-rebuilt gazebo as of…"

Caribou Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"This was accomplished by a local confidante, farmer Waldo Pettengill, while Hugh was working on the design of the manufacturing facilities and the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… is the earliest picture of the Academy available locally. Circa 1860Farmington Public Library Farmington Academy 1803 - 1864 SEE NOTES 1829…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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