Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"The Portland Evening Express was a Maine pioneer in this new publication style. The paper began featuring photographs under owner Colonel Fred Dow…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"A brilliant lawyer and politician, Madison served as Thomas Jefferson’s Secretary of State from 1801 to 1809, succeeding him in the presidency from…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Politicians & Personalities

"… Illustrations: Politicians & Personalities"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"[34] For further details on this debate and the opinions of Maine politicians and national figures, see Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 188-204."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"Yet Maine's push for separation from Massachusetts did not begin in 1820, nor was it simply dictated by Congress."

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Future politicians who taught in Dixfield include Congressman Samuel P. Morrill, Congressman and Senator Eugene Hale, Maine Governor Samuel Streeter…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"… rebuke to Massachusetts’ increasingly unruly politicians. Indeed, the same year he received his grant, Bernard received an angry letter from the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 48-64

"He discusses a number of local politicians and projects, including the plan for a Bangor to Waterville Railroad."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… strongly criticizes -- a number of Bangor area politicians. Martin is especially critical of Irish immigrants and Catholics, convinced that they…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… residents who voted with the Democrats, and the politicians -- locally and nationally -- who undid what Lincoln and the Republicans tried to do to…"

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

"… the others to become one of the most important politicians in our country. William S. Cohen with parents Reuben and Clara Cohen, Bangor, ca."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He was born on August 27th, 1809 in Paris Hill, Maine. It is about 35 miles west of Augusta. He lived to be 82 years of age, dying on July fourth…"

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

"Prominent local businessman and politician Joseph Parker Bass and Ezra L. Stearns helped incorporate Maplewood Park, and its original architecture…"

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

"Native Scotsman, author, merchant, politician, Son of Liberty, Revolutionary War figure, and all-around interesting character, Swan followed the…"

Colby College Special Collections

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