Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"Lord (1912) Maine At Work in 1861, by Jackson Surry, Maine, 1850-1880: A History of Four Neighborhoods Including A Guide to the Research and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… & Bayley on Pine Point Road, almost across the street from Snow’s. Thurston & Bayley not only bought clams from diggers, but they developed a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… erected the building that still stands on Cottage Street today. Unlike the naked pine-and-paint stage set look of the Star, the Criterion boasted a…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Main Street and bridge, Surry, 1912Surry Historical Society Probably because Surry originated in East Surry, which was tightly tied to Ellsworth…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… gone, his mill had been completely destroyed by fire. Instead of boarding his train that day, he immediately began making plans to restore the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"In response, President Abraham Lincoln sent out a call for a volunteer army from every state in the Union. The Civil War had begun. Maine responded…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"… intended to be indestructible, but it caught fire in 1921. It was rebuilt in 1922. Its capacity was 250 students, but eventually served about 500."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"The new church cost 6000 dollars with an additional 1000 dollars for furnishings. In the spring of 1914, a lot on Second Street, next to the present…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"Walley’s summer villa, on Eden Street, last Tuesday night. The first of the place were there. There were the cottage aristocracy, the rich and…"

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

"… native French, presumably due to evidence of past fires on the island. This name was later partially translated into Burnt Cote, and later Burnt…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Known as the Great Fires of 1947, a series of blazes from York County to Mount Desert Island hit Maine during an extremely dry autumn."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"In 2008, a fire at the Swan’s Island Library tragically destroyed many of the town’s historical records, including photographs, artifacts, documents…"