Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • British deport Acadians to Maine and other New England communities 1775 • Machias residents capture British ship Margaretta in the first naval…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… hundreds of defrauded investors throughout New England and dashed the hopes of Lubec townspeople."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"The English-speaking Anglicans from England constructed a unique structure from stones taken from the Swift River; St."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… cultural, social and economic development of New England. The farm's 55 acres of open space includes a network of trails open to the public for…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… was hosting students from all over Maine, New England and from as far away as Spain and Cuba. The school now consisted of a dormitory, the main…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… Harbor Library Harbor Cottage, a two-story New Englander styled house with an ell on the South side, was built and located just uphill from A.C.’s…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… between 1922-1963, the Old House, like many New England farm houses of the era, originally had a shed and barn attached to it."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… Counties, as well as parts of Canada and New England. Todd Dill "How does this topic connect to you in your life today?" Railroads connect to my…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… William Rowe observed that “In early New England the history of the church is the history of the community.” This is particularly true for Ancient…"

Maine State Museum

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Seashore Trolley Museum

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

"In 1793, the New England Conference of the Methodist Church was held at Lynn, Massachusetts, and on August 1, 1793, appointed Rev."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… of fostering training for its students across New England. A letter to Quigley during the 1930s mentioned that Sister Gloria LeVasseur “enjoyed the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… from New York to California, cotton from India to England, and bird guano from South America to Europe."

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

"… Cumberland Turnpike, the first turnpike in New England. It crossed the marsh between Dunstan and Oak Hill, the current path of Route 1, and was…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… of her books, A Piece Of The World won the New England Prize for fiction and the Maine Literary Award as well as many others."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… hurricane called Hurricane Carol tore through New England covering all of Connecticut, Rhode island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, part of Vermont…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… in Massachusetts, quickly followed by other New England and Midwestern states, but the need for such schools in the state of Maine was not…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"The turnpike, the first in New England, ran straight across the marsh from Oak Hill to Dunstan, the current path of Route 1, and was funded by tolls…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… were the largest spool mill company in all of New England. Various items from the MacGregor collection at the Lincoln Historical Society X…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… name appeared in dozens of newspapers across New England, especially Maine. Off stage, he was a hunter, guide, medicine man, and tribal leader."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"Police and Fire Citations Administrator,. New England Muster Assn.. 20 Sept. 2009. N.E.M.A.. 10 Apr."