Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… in ScarboroughScarborough Historical Society & Museum The first Indian attack occurred September 1675 in the upper part of Blue Point at the home…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"… Railroad Station, New Sweden, 1918Nylander Museum In 1858 Aroostook County Maine had a great chance of being the largest state to produce potatoes…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"1910Great Harbor Maritime Museum Most Wabanakis who came to Mount Desert avoided the confines of indoor work, but Theodore Bear Mitchell spent many…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Francis and his wife in a canoe, ca. 1912Abbe Museum The steamer Electa recently took home the Indians who have been at Bar Harbor for the season."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"… as the rest have been destroyed by time or are in museums, a true sign of our heritage. The other tubs include the Lion, three other Tigers, the…"

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"Ship's Caulking Tool KitDavistown Museum Early shipbuilding in Hallowell was quite different from modern shipbuilding today because of the tools…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… Historical Society and the Penobscot Marine Museum Upper Corner businesses, Hampden, circa 1904Hampden Historical Society Have you ever…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… Thomaston, 1870 The General Henry Knox Museum By this time, the mansion was in ruins, lived in by squatters, and considered too great an expense…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"The General Henry Knox Museum Major General Henry Knox died on the 25th of October, 1806, after 56 years of life and 11 years in Thomaston."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"… Lime in his wastebook The General Henry Knox Museum According to Eaton, the Quick Lime’s master was Edward Kelleran, who turned the Betsy over to…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"1870Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine Biddeford's earliest inhabitants have many names. Wabanaki/Abenaki, or "People of the Dawn", is the generic term…"

Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society

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Norway Historical Society

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Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… flags, mementos, and documents to local museums. Members of all GAR posts first decorated veterans' graves with flowers on May 30, 1868."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"… to academia to begin a masters degree in museum work. Bev McAloon is a year-round island resident."

Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… 1890Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum In October 1885, when he was 62 years old, John Martin left his home in Bangor for long…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"McCurdy Herring Smokehouse Part II: A Little Museum of Smokehouse Tools and Implements Dip nets at McCurdy's Smokehouse, LubecLubec Landmarks…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Emily Turner Memorial Library, Prersque Isle Air Museum, Maine Historical Society, Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… Bath Opera House reopening, 1926Maine Maritime Museum In the late 19th and early 20th century, theaters were becoming a new and exciting thing in…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… Memorial City Hall, Bath, 1928Maine Maritime Museum The Davenport Memorial building at 55 Front Street was constructed in 1929."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"(N, A, C, S) "Wabanaki Timeline." Abbe Museum. Abbe Museum. Web. 1 Jan 2010. (N) Westpoint Pepperell: Biddeford Operations - Consumer Products…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… Society’s nationally recognized statewide digital museum. The Maine Memory Network features a constantly growing online collection of nearly 18,000…"