Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… Kenneth Roberts, and journals of the members of Benedict Arnold's expedition. Other Benedict Arnold Projects by Skowhegan Middle School students"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"In the middle of the 1800s, the island accepted new buildings, such as the first bank, the high school, two churches, the fire station, a dairy treat…"

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

"… act as both open space and firebreak through the middle of downtown. A Civic Improvement Committee worked with a Boston consultant to make…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"Brady was hit and fell dead in the middle of Central Street. Shaffer was hit and lay still but did not die immediately."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"… History of Buildings By Piscataquis Community Middle School 8th Grade Students Included in the next 5 pages: 1) Odd Fellows Hall, Bank Square 2)…"

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"First, in the middle of Osgood’s they had a place that was called the “Little Folks and Shoe Department”."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… Dunton and Moses Hammond called a meeting of the Middle District in East Surry where members voted to start a three month school, then best known…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… societies; all three RSU 10 high schools; two middle schools; Rumford Elementary School; Holy Savior School parochial school; the libraries of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… in 1954 by installing two new penstocks from the middle canal to turbine generators located on river bed basin 80 feet below."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"… parties to be ready to have water let into the Middle Canal on Wednesday Dec. 28th which calls for active operations all around."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… up in unusual circumstances, as the daughter of a middle class Irish Catholic family. (In British-ruled Ireland at the time, Protestants dominated…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… and other instruments for microsurgery of the middle ear, and mobile equipment for cancer chemotherapy."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"The middle initials stand for Newman Winslow. Willard’s mother gave him those middle names in exchange for a baby lamb from their neighbor, Mr."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… rocking chair by the big pot-bellied stove in the middle of the floor and didn’t move around very fast.” Reynolds also describes Elisha Salisbury’s…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… year, but Stephen Titcomb’s family set out in the middle of December for their new home. Mrs. Titcomb’s father tearfully told his daughter, “The…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… Stephen Titcomb Jr’s Estate located very near the middle of the town. Jacob’s son, Jacob Abbott, educated at Hallowell Academy in preparation for…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… in 1836 when Jacob Abbot purchased land in the middle of the town. Jacob’s son, Jacob Abbott (yes, the father's last name has one "t" and the son's…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Mr. Robert Whitten of the middle debunks this information as fluffery. His father, Charles Whitten, bridge construction engineer for the Maine State…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… to The Elusive Championship, by a Reeds Brook Middle School student, as told by Bob Hawes. X Text by Karyn Field The early settlers were very…"

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

"On February 11, 1907, in the middle of the night, in what would be Rhode Island’s worst maritime disaster of the 20th century, the Larchmont was hit…"