Maine Memory Network

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… a statewide practice capable of competing for any major project in Maine. During this period, the office handled four hundred commissions in fifty…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"They represent major examples of residential architecture built by men of wealth during the boom years of the 1920s. For John P."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… this took the form of open protest along major roadways and riverways in the form of more direct methods."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"He was the author of the majority of company pamphlets and official communications. Gershom Flagg (1705-1771) Gershom Flagg was half share owner in…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Written by William Lewis In 1936, a major flood came upon the Kennebec River. The flood was a total disaster to the surrounding areas."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"His son, Major John Crosby, and son-in-law, Elias Dudley, ran his business until 1852. Jacob Curtis owned a blacksmith shop near Crosby’s home."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… the peak of this boom period, at least nineteen major firms were building ships in Bath. As shipbuilding flourished, the population of the town in…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… Joseph Hospital in Bangor, Maine, is one of the major medical centers in the city. This hospital, which rises adjacent to the street of Broadway…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… with steamboat lines which also included the major lines on the St. Lawrence River. While others looked toward the West and the new horizons, Hugh…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The major industries emerging by the close of the 19th century were shoes, paper and wool. Manufacturing remained the base of economic growth in…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"It started to become a major conflict in the year of 1869. There were several pro-suffrage organizations going in Bangor including the Men’s Equal…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"The majority of the original Harbor Cottage has remained in one place and seen editing and expansion over the years."

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"Their first major obstacle was the Ticonic Falls. Bateaux are very heavy boats and hard to maneuver, so they are mainly used for paddling in slow…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"In the early Seventies, John McCurdy installed a major innovation, illustrated at the end of Part II."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"It was the first major change since 1906. The change took place at New England Telephone & Telegraph Company."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… wind provided a perfect storm of conditions for a major conflagration. Center Street Ruins, Bangor, 1911Bangor Historical Society While…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"Major General George McClellan General George B. McClellan's organizational skills transformed the Army of the Potomac into a well-drilled military…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"Maine has now in the field 2 Major Generals, 7 Brigadeers, 28 Regt’s of Infantry 1 of Heavy Art. 6 Batteries, 2 companies of Sharpshooters & 1 Regt…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"The majority of the soldiers returned to Bangor on August 13, 1863. Bangor Soldiers and Prisoner of War Camps Bangor residents in other Maine…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… The United States has been involved in six major wars and at least half a score of lesser conflicts since declaring its independence from Great…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"Thomas and I have a major connection. He was only a fourteen year old boy when he joined, and I am a fourteen year old boy now."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"A major event about this church was that Isaac Burton donated a clock for the front of the steeple that was hit by lightning in 1878."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… children, Rufus, William and Cyrus, became major public figures. The King family prospered before the Revolutionary War."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… mobile canteen unit that accompanied firemen on major fires. Somehow, Dr. Haigis also found time to play occasionally with the Don Doane Band, a…"