Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… every year since 1840 at the fair grounds on High St. It is still an agricultural fair with livestock, horse pulling, tractor pulling, an…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"… Goldthwait Projected population statistics from “The Veritcal Farm” – by Dr. Dickson Despommier, copyright 2011, Picador / St. Martin’s Press"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"He was then captured on June 24,1864, at St. Mary’s Church in Virginia. He died on October 6, 1864, in Andersonville Prison of scorbutus."

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"… Graves, Halley Lane, Danna Petersen & Natalie St. Hilaire Hallowell had a sandpaper mill which was built in 1880, owned by Mr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… same violin received second prize at a contest in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was later exhibited on television."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… years, Acadia, the land between the Penobscot and St. Croix rivers, was inhospitable to settlement due to disputes and battles between Great…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 9 of 17

"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco St. Mary's Church, Biddeford, ca. 1909McArthur Public Library With the rise of industry in Biddeford…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… many influenza cases in the Italian quarter that St. Peter’s Church opened and filled with beds for people quarantining infected relatives at home."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… the largest craft of any type ever built on the St. George River. Her career was cut short by a shipwreck off Prout’s Neck only 60 days after her…"

City of Portland Planning & Urban Development

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… Biba, American Bonnie Cashin, French Givenchy and St. Laurent. "Felix" Crimplene dress, ca. 1965Maine Historical Society A group of short…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"As a Sister, Mary Consuela studied at St. Joseph’s College, Catholic University in Washington D.C., and earned both a B.S. and M.S."

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"They made it to the Village of St. Mary, where they rested up and attacked Quebec December 31, 1775."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… Label of the Mandell Manufacturing Company of St. Louis. The emergent youth culture, with its rock & roll and pop music, and move towards less…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"Site Overview Madam de St. Felix ball dress, ca. 1820Maine Historical Society This collection portal consists of introduction narratives…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"This dress was likely influenced by Yves St. Laurent’s 1970s, exotic, richly embellished fashions inspired by an eclectic mix of embroidered ethnic…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"WIFE- I lived in St. George and we didn’t have running water or bathrooms or anything. Before I was 25 I had had 5 children."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… Valley served as a natural corridor from the St. Lawrence River to the coast for trappers, loggers, factories, and now tourists and river-runners…"