Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"Beginning with his student days at Harvard, and continuing for the rest of his life, Jonathan Fisher kept a journal which recorded both his spiritual…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"She and an assistant ran the library three days a week. It was impressive that the average number of books out per day open was 125 most years we…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"Shows ran six days a week, three shows a day. Tickets were reasonably priced and Down East Magazine described the experience at the time as…"

The General Henry Knox Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… beauty helped everyone move through eight days of terrible. Written By Nat Crocker THE ICE STORM OF 1998 In 1998 an ice storm hit the East…"

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"… Hall, Town Offices Main Street, Lincoln present-day X Works Cited “Masonic Hall, Lincoln, 1904.” Maine Memory Network. Maine Historical Society."

Thomaston Historical Society

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Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"But memories are kept alive in the stories told by an ever-shrinking population of residents who fondly recall a simpler time long ago, on a summer’s…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"The fire burned out of control for ten days, consuming 10,000 acres. A large section of Bar Harbor was gone. Some things would never come back."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"1890Abbe Museum In the olden days, from about 1860 to 1900, I well remember that Indian encampments were the order of things in Bar Harbor."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"Today we are a full service public library open 6 days a week and evenings. Our mission is to connect the Biddeford community with materials…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"… Forgotten Community By Rick Sawyer In the early days of the settlement of Maine many of the communities were located along the coast and on the…"

New Hampshire Historical Society

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Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Brick Store Museum

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Freeport Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 1 of 3

"Very few examples of work-a-day or everyday wear were represented, typically because such items were used, rather than saved for posterity."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"… going to church “looked like a bird-of-paradise in a barn-yard.” From Bar Harbor Days, by Mrs. Burton Harrison, 1887. Continue to Big Thunder"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… Pike's personal diary for July 4 says that the day "came in calm and fine, later warm," clearly excellent weather for the ceremony."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… “as one of the finest side-wheel steamers of her day, well over 250 feet long with 37 feet of beam. A white oak hulled ship; it displaced more than…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… by auto scows, both suddenly obsolete the day the new bridge opened on August 13, 1962. Ferry, Lubec Narrows, ca."

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

"EMMC, to this day, remains a non profit hospital and offers many services to the community. These include Advanced Surgical Care of Maine, an…"