Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"1944 Item courtesy of the University of Maine Special Collections. X Garland Street Jr. High School, Bangor, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"They were using special lights to melt the ice on the telephone wires and they were putting up telephone poles that fell down."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… was touted as a community that “deserves rather special notice. Upon the rich meadows through with the Sandy River glides, the cornfields of the…"

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"… knowledge which led to treatments requiring specialized training and equipment. For example, advances in microscopes enabled the discovery of…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"There was a special law on the books of the State of Maine entitled “an Act of aid of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad”."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Curator, Bangor Historical Society; Bill Cook, Special Collections Librarian, Bangor Public Library; Lori Patterson, School Library Media…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… popular time to visit the park as it offered special sporting events for children, a huge fireworks display, and even catered meals."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… that arrangements are being made by which a daily special train will run over the Androscoggin, starting from the new depot grounds in this…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Starbird released a series of photographs called “The Woods of Maine,” which he worked on for 20 years, between 1883 and 1903."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The school later housed special needs children until it closed for good in 1969. Eventually, the schoolhouse came under the ownership of Farmington…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Bass Park was also built with a special entrance with enlarged midways and where automobiles could enter."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… Railroads in Bangor By William Cook, Archivist/Special Collections Librarian, Bangor Public Library Knickerbocker Express, ca."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… by lighting the National Tree and broadcasting a special message to the world. The pageant ran from December 23 to December 31 with states…"

Historic Hallowell - Our Journey Home

"… by example -- were the foundations of the special quality of life that exists in Hallowell. Remarkable people made Hallowell what it is today."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"Hampden Academy Special Feature: Listen to The Elusive Championship, by a Reeds Brook Middle School student, as told by Bob Hawes."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… and even live alligators on display in their own specially built pools. Early silent movies, including popular Buster Brown comedy shorts, and…"

Tate House Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… and an enamel shop was added, and production of special-order finished items increased. Thousands of different items were produced for worldwide…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 1 of 4

"… an investment, a best dress for Sunday, or for special occasions. Looked after, often stored away as they moved past updating, this type of garment…"

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

"She must have had a special passion for Isaac, the way she wrote his name so many times into her Methodist hymnals."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… hands-on way, such as through our photograph and special documents collections here at the library was a real treat."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The Grant store was a national chain specializing in merchandise under a dollar. The Grant building is brick with a front of granite and limestone in…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"A special feature was a new handicapped accessible classroom for the Severe and Profoundly Challenged Program students."