Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… Hill, 1876-1883, Reprinted from an issue in New England Quarterly. Porter Joseph W. Maine Historical Magazine, Vol VIII No. 9, Sept 1893."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… infused the passengers on the first ships from England 140 years before them. There were few necessities at hand beyond their own hard work and…"

Skowhegan History House

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John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… the Abplanalp Library at the University of New England this volume also has been digitized. It is fully transcribed as well and is presented on…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… Church was the dominant church of Puritan New England, but after the mid-1750s, new denominations began to appear."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… Society & Museum On 4 December 1900 New England was hit by an extremely severe storm. Destruction to shipping was widespread, especially along the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… true schoolbook was a textbook entitled “New England Primer” and was used between 1760 and 1843."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Since the Civil War, many towns throughout New England had erected monuments such as the Merrill memorial in Cumberland, to those who had served in…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… the moral teachings of the Puritans that the New England people were supposed to exemplify. There now can be seen a monument on the site in the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… in the district that lies between Acadia and New England. By mixing berries with an equal quantity of tallow, you can make beautiful candles that…"

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

"… basketball team and was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. In May of 2013 he was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame."

Acadian Archives

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Thomas C. Hubka, University Press of New England, 1984 Eastern Argus, May 31-June 3, 1861 Charlotte Lawrence, 1908-2003 X Members of the…"

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

"… it was the 2nd largest venue of its kind in New England, the Boston Garden being the first. On December, 30, 1955 the Syracuse Nationals played the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Somersworth, N.H. New England History Press, 1983 {a reprint of 1885}. Parker, Thomas. Early History of Farmington, Maine. L'Anse, MI."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… which comprised most of present-day New England. In 1635, these lands were surrendered to Massachusetts settlers, but not before dividing some of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… many families left the coast” and other New England regions. (The Falls: Where Farmington, Maine Began in 1776, Ben & Natalie Butler) Amid “rumors…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Edward Fentiman was born in England in 1842. He was in Moscow, Maine, when he enlisted into the war on August 14, 1864."