Keywords: Maine Preservation
- Historical Items (315)
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- Architecture & Landscape (5)
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- Site Pages (228)
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Site Pages
These sites were created for each contributing partner or as part of collaborative community projects through Maine Memory. Learn about collaborative projects on MMN.
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"Ice was the primary way of preserving food until freon refrigeration was created in the early 1900s."
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4
"… corridor, a large, intact wildlife habitat, is preserved from development. Open vistas beckon bicyclists, walkers, and runners while kayakers…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society
"… this history with the community by collecting, preserving and displaying materials associated with the past."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4
"… serve as a blueprint for controlled growth and preservation of natural resources while maintaining Scarborough's small-town character."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - About Us
"Since then the island has banded together to preserve what remains. We have digitized and cataloged photographs, expanded our collection, and…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project
"… Society, with the support of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, the Maine State Library, and a number of other organizations and…"
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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem
"… and encased the city, but the purpose was not to preserve. This woven web of flashing silver was deadly."
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4
"… cattle grazed the fields, keeping down growth and preserving wide vistas. Merrill Bros label X In the late 1800s production of potatoes and…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3
"The GAR also encouraged the preservation of Civil War sites, relics, and historic documents. Cannons and field-pieces were placed in many towns or…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry
"Some of the old quarry pumps were in good condition, having been preserved over the decades by water, but deteriorated upon exposure to the air."
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4
"Because they were cared for and preserved, silk garments are more prevalent in the collection. Gold damask dress, ca."
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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal
"He hoped the journal would be "preserved for many generations to come." Martin noted that he had not intended to include illustrations, relying…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island
"… the men in raising crops, tending the animals, preserving the food, spinning and weaving the clothing, cooking and tending the children."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park
"It preserved much of the beauty while promoting tourism and providing a living for many islanders. Eventually came John D."
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Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell
"Unfortunately, Hallowell does not continue its musters, but the memories of them are preserved in the city's history."
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Frye Island Historical Society
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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3
"Marguerite Waterman Cobb. Perhaps it is preserved in its new, unworn state because it was a gift or the wrong size."
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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today
"Now known as the Carter Nature Preserve, this panoramic vista includes tidal pools, cobble beach and ledges shadowed by fields and a mixed wood…"
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A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.
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"He cared passionately about preserving the natural gifts of the island while always enhancing the beauty of his small corner of the Island: Asticou."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment
"1885Maine Historic Preservation Commission Rusticators were curious about the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot families who encamped every summer at Bar…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor
"… Harbor steamboat landing, ca. 1885Maine Historic Preservation Commission Arriving at the Bar Harbor wharf, rusticators found the place “alive with…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry
"The community banded together in an effort to preserve what history remained—donating family photograph collections, participating in oral history…"