Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"Building Of The Arts Era Building Of The Arts, Bar Harbor, Maine The Building of the Arts was officially dedicated in 1907 and remained the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 362-451

"… further described Rufus Prince his business dealings, his plan to build a new brick store, and, eventually, Martin's departure from the business…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… in the Columbian Theatre, it required a great deal of renovation as well. From the time that the fire burnt many buildings down to when they were…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"… properties in New York, where they spent a good deal of time with their families when not at their homes in Thomaston."

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… Eastport, were Federally financed through the New Deal. As a naval reserve officer, Thomas served in naval intelligence in Portland during World…"

Architecture & Landscape database - George Coombs

"… justice, was most honorable in all his business dealings, knew how to get along with everyone, and was a first-class businessman as well as…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"The group captured a good deal of media attention with coverage on CBS news, in the New York Times, People Magazine, Opera News, and the Boston Globe."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… their activities and to promote ethical business dealings. Maine led the eastern U.S. in the formation of BPW clubs for some six years in the 1920s."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… their best to get a way canon, cattle and a great deal of which they had to leave. When they had to leave a wagon or a gun, they either burnt or…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"In 1861, a "bad blood" land deal led to the fiery end of another Surry school. More than a third of voters opposed the chosen location of a new…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… not want to join the war effort, so they made a deal with another man that if he would fight in their son's place, they'd give him four or five…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

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

"The cash deal, scheduled for completion by the end of that year, included 667,000 acres of related timberland."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Better land deals that the state of Maine devised in 1835 attracted more settlers; the state sold land at .50 cents an acre and settlers could help…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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

"Bass purchased a great deal of adjacent farmland, and, upon his death in 1919, bequeathed a large amount of the land to the park with the agreement…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmers “had a great deal to do with town government, and through the influence of the Grange, they assisted in determining state policies.” Many of…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… concerted efforts by the townspeople and a great deal of fund raising, the new Islesboro Free Library opened its doors January 14, 1918."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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