Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Resources

"Resources BOOKS Bonsey, Osmond C. Surry, Maine: An informal History, Surry Historical Society, 2003. Jellison, Connee."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"Lobster fishing is the main trade, and islanders continue the tradition of living off the sea that was started when the first human foot hit island…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"… Island Historical Society What is life like on a Maine island? What sort of person chooses to place six miles of water between themselves and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"… with our historical society, Kate worked for the Maine Humanities Counsel. She presently is returning to academia to begin a masters degree in…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Sports

"They won Eastern Maine softball Tournaments and placed third in the New England Softball Championships."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"… ways we are not really different from other small Maine towns. In some ways we are different. So please enter our exhibits, listen to our stories…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… WWII Fishing and shipbuilding led the state of Maine into its “Golden Economic Age” in the 1850s, as demand for Maine products grew and statewide…"

Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"… in the 1974 town report lists five Directors of Maine School Administration District No. 76 including two women, Melita Staples and Josephine Beale."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"Student Exhibits Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block The Intersection of Centre and Washington Church Block Columbian Block The Customs House…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"Columbian Block Text by Taylor Johnson, Michaela Lothrop, Paige Martin, Devon Vanmeter 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Dreamland and Liberty Text by Frazier Metcalf and Deion Osmond 7th grade students from Bath Middle School Images from the Patten Free Library Where…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House Text by Claire Keating and Billy Price 7th Grade students at Bath Middle School With images from the Patten…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The Sagadahoc County Courthouse Text by Jared Gilliam, Emily Parker, and Kaitlyn Smith 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"Church Block Text by Colbie Holloway, Shelby Martel, Samantha Sprauge, and Caitlyn Ware 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"Raymond's language arts class. The search for pictures that would relate to their topic came next. The primary source images had to be searched and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… (Wolastoqiyik) tribe frequented this region of Maine prior to the Indian Wars of 1725-26. The Malecite were known for their skill in dealing with…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"A group of musicians, many from Maine, gather and perform in the Odd Fellows Hall for three nights usually in early August."

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

"… in 1786, three years after the district of Maine became a part of Massachusetts. Native Scotsman, author, merchant, politician, Son of Liberty…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… of Maine at Farmington, a small public liberal arts college, Farmington continues to attract students, scholars, and academics to this otherwise…"

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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… form of transportation was supplied by the Maine Seacoast Mission, an organization founded in 1905 to help Down East island communities."