Maine Memory Network

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

"… He then returned to Massachusetts to wed Miss Dolly Battle and assumed his ministry. Beginning with his student days at Harvard, and continuing for…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest

"John Martin and Miss Mabel Martin leave on this morning’s train for the World’s Fair, making a short stop at Portland on the way.""

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"and Mrs. Chandler Bruce. Mr. Edwards’ second wife was Miss Hattie Crockett who survived him. Quite a few years before his death, Fred was interviewed…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"… in new ways, and explore how the story of what is missing is just as important to tell. What do we mean by Costume? Fancy dress, ca."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"You are missing too many potatoes. Go back and pick the ones you missed. 8. Don't pick any rotten potatoes. 9. Don't throw potatoes."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"Not defeated, however, they missed only three shipping days and quickly rallied, working non-stop for several weeks until full operations were…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"The boat flipped over. Miss Mimi Kelley who was saved by Wyman Ramsdell is the last living of the three children who survived."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"William Ledyard was married to Miss Harriet Ledyard. They had a son named James C. Ledyard, who owned the building after William passed away. James C."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"A grateful patient writing in 1967 singled out “Miss Cyr Junior Student” for excellent conduct, and continued “Congratulations are due the school for…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… nurses, but also the “Candy Stripers, Miss Foley, Miss Ward, and Miss Welch. They are nice well -mannered girls.” Volunteering as a Candy Striper…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… choice would be selected, only to find the belt missing, causing a delay of several minutes while the vendor frantically searched throughout the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"Plumly gained his first regular operator, Miss Edith Trott. In January 1906 a new switchboard was installed by the New England Telephone & Telegraph…"

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"… the Boston and New York style shows, having not missed one for eighteen years. Unfortunately, Osgood's closed its doors in the mid 1990s, due to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… and died of wounds 13 – died of disease 35 – missing 25” “This monument is erected and presented to the TOWN OF FARMINGTON BY GEORGE W."

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

"… of establishment as a town.” In conclusion Miss Evelyn Pike unveiled a black granite tablet. The monument is on the Pleasant Street edge of the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… a 70 foot white spruce from the Elmbrook farm of Miss Alice Kimball. The tree, estimated to be over 100 years old, had a diameter at the base of 22…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Misses May (Julia Harris May and Sara R May) filled in the gap when they established the May School in 1868. F. G. Butler and T."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… the party was outside “the track of totality,” missing the corona of the eclipse. A bicentennial reenactment of the event by Harvard scientists…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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