Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… I suffered, and don’t feel strong yet, my days with you will be a happy memory.” Mercy became known for boosting spirits as well as healing bodies…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"… J: What was your job? What did you do during the day? S: Well, we had these tables where we worked. There was a carrier, we called it, and the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… Free Library This flood from the black and white days, was one of worst floods recorded in Maine's history."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Two days of bunting-clad celebration, on Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4, culminated with the pageantry of a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"The soldiers were trained for only one day in Washington D.C., so they were fairly unprepared. Eventually, they were stationed in St."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"For this and 10 days of vicious hand to hand fighting from February 19th to the 28th of 1945 his unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… of his military uniforms, even on his wedding day, because he wanted to keep his military career separate from his home life as much as possible."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"He bought two lots on the present-day Military Road. In the winters of 1824-1826, Jeremy taught the first school in the area."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… were “sixty students to a room” in those days. The example of his parents and his educational background helped influence Burr’s later professional…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"In it, she recorded day-to day details of running a hospital, but also of all other facets of her life."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… members Lisa Leahy and Bob McIntire each spent a day working with students to demonstrate how to make a web site and how to make their page…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… and covered by James Stackpole, taking three days and drawing a large crowd of spectators and assistants from the community."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… Society Fires In Guilford Fires happen every day. Employed fire departments keep their fire fighters all year round."

Old York Historical Society

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Skyline Farm

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Southwest Harbor Public Library

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United Society of Shakers

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… were flowing through Lubec Narrows every single day.” He and his boyhood friend, Fisher, founded the Electrolytic Marine Salts Company, an endeavor…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… fair, it was held on the Saturday following Labor Day and featured livestock judging, horse and oxen pulling, and an assortment of carnival rides…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"To this very day, the fire station is still standing. The firefighters have held get-togethers to help collect money and canned goods to give to the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… and children were paid by the piece, up to $3 a day in the early years. Wages and working conditions improved as the industry grew."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"was also burned… A day later the Whig and Courier gave a further report of the fire: The fire was discovered in the store of M.B."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… as 700 Acre Island, a small island near present-day Islesboro. There, he encountered French traders and Native Americans and promptly chased them…"