Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 10 of 17

"On April 12th, 1861, Northerners, Mainers and citizens of Biddeford and Saco were angered by the surprise and the tragedy of the attack."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 15 of 17

"… Society The month of April in 1865, Northerners, Mainers, and Biddeford and Saco residents faced a frenzy of emotions."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 7, pages 114-134

"… soldiers wore and carried and how little prepared Mainers were to be soldiers in 1861. He also discussed their training and duties."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"The September meeting ended with a decree that Mainers would vote on the question of separation, and then submit their votes to the Massachusetts…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… dedicated to independence from Britain, Mainers quieted any murmurs of separation during the American Revolution."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"A significant distance from Boston, Mainers relied on whatever help they could receive.[3] Likely due to geographic distance than any conscious or…"

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

"… as it was known, was tough to swallow for many Mainers. Separation was always a question of calculations and pragmatism; now, it was now a question…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"… years earlier and peaked in the late 1900s, when Mainers shipped a million tons of ice south every year."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"However, long before these famous Mainers came to Hampden, the first settlers were laying the groundwork and helping create what would one day become…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… tintype tell the stories of two adventurous young Mainers who sought their fortunes in the gold fields of California."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Of the 1,032 Mainers who died during the war, over half died of the flu. Like other Americans, Mainers noticed that the flu seemed to be just as…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… Heflin Ice Storm Of 98’ Four out of five Mainers went without power for at least eight days, some were without power for 2 weeks or more."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"… upon the Susan and only revealed himself to the Mainers once several days at sea had elapsed. Once the ship pulled into port in East Thomaston…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Some Mainers such as Randall Tolman Gammon of Machias joined out-of-state regiments. Private Gammon served in the 39th Massachusetts before…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"… Union, and a shared a border with British Canada, Mainers largely shifted their focus from separation to the war effort."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"The author conceded that Mainers would be unhurt should they separate, but argued it was not necessary at the moment.[20] William King, Bath…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… in August during the 1990s would have revealed Mainers, Russians, and Japanese folks gathered together in everyday clothes, belting out a moving…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… a grassroots movement spearheaded by established Mainers—meant more to raise the question and assess the people's perspective."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… Farmstead Magazine, whose mission was to support Mainers who wanted to grow their own food and make a living off the land."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… action (or inaction) of Governor Strong alienated Mainers who began to call for separation from Massachusetts."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… same time, many East Surry men, along with other Mainers, were migrating to California to use their foresting experience felling Redwoods."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… ability to capture so explicitly, the true "Mainer" in her piece "On a Porch in a Maine Coast Village." Listen to "On the Porch of a Maine Coast…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"And as a Mainer, many people from around this area will look up to her for many more years to come. John B."