Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"1890Hubbard Free Library Communities grow where nature provides raw materials and the ready access to transportation. Hallowell is no exception."

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"… taking full advantage of the bountiful natural resources; water, wood, stone. How might you have managed to get along two centuries ago?"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"… and hard rock breakers? Communities grow where nature provides raw materials and the ready access to transportation. Hallowell is no exception."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… I am as smart as it is possible for such A naturly clumsy chap to be and in fact I am all right."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… think Hallowell recovered and repaired after the disaster? A: Well, I think they had started right away to try and clear the roads so that people…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… pleasing description underscores Bangor's natural physical attributes and geographical qualities."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"She died in Danbury, Connecticut of natural causes. During her life she inspired many suffragettes to keep fighting for equal rights."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… at school looked up to him as a leader due to his natural leadership skills and great talents. Hannibal Hamlin was physically fit, athletic, and…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"… if it were, Hallowell would be the place it would naturally fit. The legacy that has been handed down to Hallowell citizens through each…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"Wood wasnʼt expensive at all, for it was natural and was in major production, but metal, on the other hand,was hard to find and was not in major…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"… “punch” that was made to showcase the states natural grandeur, recreational advantages and unparalleled hospitality to participants and their…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"William S. Cohen, The Man and the School William S. Cohen ca. 1944 Item courtesy of the University of Maine Special Collections."

Life on a Tidal River - Dress Up Day

"Dress Up Day One of the favorite activities this year has been "Dress Up Day". Both Bill Cook of the Bangor Public Library and Dana Lippitt of the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s Text by The 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of the William S. Cohen School."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Bangor Site Resources Bangor Resources Bangor. compiled by Richard R Shaw. Alan Sutton; Dover, N.H.: Distributed by Berwick Pub.,1994. Print."

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

"The Bangor Fire of 1911 Resource Page Bangor, Brewer, Old Town, Orono and Veazie Directory. No. 12. 1910-11. Bangor: Cannon & Co. Print."

Life on a Tidal River - Cohen MCHP Volunteers in the Classroon and Library

"Cohen MCHP Volunteers in the Classroon and Library We could not have accomplished this task this year without the help of our community volunteers."

Life on a Tidal River - Welcome

"Welcome Bangor from the east bank of the Penobscot River, ca. 1905Bangor Public Library Welcome! to the Bangor Community Heritage Project."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun Text by The 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of the William S. Cohen School."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor High Students

"… Bangor High Students Barbara Sprague X Joey Klam X"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"Bangor During the 1940s Like the rest of America, the effects of World War II governed much of life in Bangor during the 1940s."

Life on a Tidal River - Dick Shaw, Historian

"Dick Shaw, Historian X X X Dick Shaw is an avid collector of Brady Gang paraphernalia and history."

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

"Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang Shep Hurd Resources Page Beiser, Martha, and Sarah (Sally) MacFawn. Personal Interview with Mr."

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

"Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang Everett S. "Shep" Hurd, Bangor, 1932Bangor Historical Society Text by the 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of…"