Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"Hallowell’s ship-owning merchants, anxious to protect their investments by manning their vessels with capable officers and crews, established a…"

Historic Hallowell - More About the Johnson Brothers

"… rapidly in Hallowell  that its shoes were being shipped across the country. There was so much demand for the shoes that the factory had reached 450…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXHIBITS

"By Paige S. Pandora, University of Southern Maine CITIES OF SMOKE AND SOOT An introduction to Biddeford and Saco's tumultuous fire history."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 11 of 17

"… called nationally for volunteers, requiring Maine to raise one regiment of infantry for three months of Federal service."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"… A year-long learning experience that has led to the creation of many exhibits on the Maine Memory Network to tell the story of Downtown Bath."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… By 1910 Biddeford was the 4th largest city in Maine. Biddeford's ethnic make-up was diverse and urbane, and the city's residents included business…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"… & Saco During the Civil War, the State of Maine provided aid to the families of soldiers. In 1862, 257 families were supported."

Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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Thomaston Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"There are records of many ships built between 1793 and 1872, when the completion of the schooner Isabel marked the end of Hampden’s shipbuilding days…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… exists as a distinct corporation in the State of Maine "to establish, maintain, and conduct an historical and archives society": with the purpose…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"In 1820 Maine became a state in its own right, no longer a district of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) Main Street, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library At the turn of the century Biddeford was a place of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… ideal wood with many uses was used for masts for ships, lobster traps, and lumber for houses. The workers were the lumberjacks who would work for…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"… of fire departments from the various southern Maine communities. Through working together, these communities have been able to quell incredibly…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 1 of 17

"Pandora University of Southern Maine Biddeford and Saco were up-and-coming areas when the Civil War struck."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… and freight depot for eighteen years until Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its passenger service in 1959."

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"George River, exploring upriver where he erected a cross on the shore in “ that part of the riuer which trended Westward into the maine.” During the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"Main Street lost its luster as restaurants, department stores and professional offices were replaced by second-hand shops, convenience stores or…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"1915McArthur Public Library Throughout Maine during these years most of the large manufactures either moved to the South or where floated along…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… of Kimball, "When the 22 Regiment left Bangor for Ship Island he was the tallest & handsomest man in the regiment." Martin's illustration of…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… and statuary were protected during shipment (by ship, and after 1852, by rail) in crates produced in the woodworking shops both at the quarry sites…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"Citroens came from France so they had to be shipped overseas. The Citroens were very small. I remember one time one of the guys I worked with parked…"