Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… many varieties of fish available in the Gulf of Maine and the surrounding waters, island fisherman caught the stock that was most plentiful at the…"

Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"We thank the Maine Community Heritage Project and the Maine Historical Society for this opportunity and look forward to continuing this partnership…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"Oil on canvas. (Cincinnati Art Museum) X The 1844 visit of New York painter Thomas Cole (1801-1848) marked the start of Mount Desert Island’s…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… By: Mark Puglisi's Class Bar Harbor: Building of Arts By: Josh Howie Green Mountain Railway By: Spenser Simis The Bryants and the Rockefellers: Two…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… activities, including this year's work on the Maine Memory Website. Project coordinator and teacher Lynn Bonsey has Surry roots reaching back…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… in Presque IsleAroostook County Historical and Art Museum Governor's Potato Plot X Main Street facing North, Presque Isle, 1895Mark &…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… take pictures, write books, and create works of art. Recently, the town has seen another decrease in population."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… and successfully at the highly popular Arts and Craft Show, held each year at the Historical Society."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"Personal interview with Wilbur Saunders, February 2012. Maine Register, State Year-book and Legislative Manual. No."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"It was a state-of-the-art ferryboat and was named after the congresswoman who represented Maine from 1942 until 1973."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Eighteen Surry men served in the First Maine Heavy Artillery. Of these, six were wounded, three were killed in action, and one died of disease."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… 7 Brigadeers, 28 Regt’s of Infantry 1 of Heavy Art. 6 Batteries, 2 companies of Sharpshooters & 1 Regt of Regulars 17th U.S."

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"… checked with the Adjutant General of the State of Maine and he concluded that “Surry is acting with proper respect and propriety in displaying the…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… designated “Vacationland,” where they enjoyed Maine's forests, mountains, and vast coastline. Many of these visitors headed “downeast” towards…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Bonsey Images contributed by the Surry Historical Society and the Maine Historical Society First, unbroken, primeval forest, stretching back from the…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The city founded a public library in 1883 and by 1892, Bangor General Hospital opened as a state of the art medical facility."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… by Lynn Bonsey, with sections adapted from Surry, Maine: An informal History by Osmond C. Bonsey Images contributed by Surry Historical Society The…"

John Bapst Memorial High School

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

"Additionally there was a huge and thriving arts scene in the area, in no small part due to the many talented French-Canadians who had moved here."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… a while to track down a translation. Finally, Art Dimopoulos, Executive Director of the National Hellenic Society, gave the translation and had…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… Hampshire, Newbury, Massachusetts, and Berwick, Maine, and they scoped out the area on fishing and trading expeditions, as was true for Matthew…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… were discovering the rustic delights of coastal Maine towns such as Surry. Fires First fire truck, Surry, 1947Surry Historical Society Surry…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… of 300 with a taste of Broadway on the coast of Maine. Program cover ca. 1930 All roads lead to the Surry PlayhouseSurry Historical Society…"