Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"Part 6, pages 97-113 In this section, Martin has a newspaper article that discusses the July 4, 1865 festivities in Bangor in some detail."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"In 1753, the British Government named Benjamin Franklin as one of two deputies in charge of the colonial mail system."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"The records show the development of the town, its government, vital records, laying out of the roads and how they dealt with the problems that arose."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"… the impact of the disease at the behest of government censors afraid of spreading fear and weakening the war effort."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"In 1956, Mercy established a Student Government organization, which gradually assumed responsibilities for most aspects of student life outside of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"At this point, the government insisted that the school curriculums should become much more rigorous to try and educate American children in math and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… park creator George Bucknam Dorr worked with the government to gain enough lands and funds to eventually make Acadia National Park official in 1919."