Maine Memory Network

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… a time when the words ‘moron’ and ‘idiot’ were medical diagnoses. It’s a time when blacks and whites weren’t supposed to be living together in the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"He also provided some rudimentary medical aid to settlers until a physician, Dr. Aaron Stoyell, arrived in 1794."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… General Hospital opened as a state of the art medical facility. Over the course of a few short years, numerous theaters were built and cultural…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Two medical institutions served the Lincoln area at that time: the Workman Hospital and Lincoln Hospital—neither of which received certification to…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of early and present island life is medical care. In the early days, doctors had to be fetched from the mainland by boat to attend the sick…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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