Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Peter’s Church opened and filled with beds for people quarantining infected relatives at home. Churches in the city held open air masses to prevent…"

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"This was because Margaret’s specialty was delivering babies. In 1953, Margaret B. Workman died. The hospital did not shut down, however."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… war purposes, from uniform fabric and hospital bedding, to parachutes and life rafts. Wool and the new synthetic, nylon, were reserved for the war…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Doris Clark was Bell’s nurse for 18 years. In 1937, the hospital closed, and Dr. Bell began working at the first Franklin Memorial Hospital building…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Guilford Bed and Breakfast, ca. 1918Guilford Historical Society The Guilford Bed and Breakfast is located on the corner of Elm Street and Prospect…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"A 50-bed hospital was planned at a cost of $1,250,000—half of which would be funded by a federal Hill-Burton grant to improve hospital technology."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… became the Hotel Strong and then served as a 16 bed hospital run by Dr. Charles Bell and owned by the Forster Manufacturing Company."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Crittenden) Today, many of the existing rail beds have been converted into heavily-used recreational trails."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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