Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"Changing habits, the use of automobiles, and new technology killed these entertainment venues, once an important part of Bath's life."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"… saved and included in the the construction of the new building. In the Bath Bank building were the offices for the Sagadahock Bank and the Customs…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… the Bath Historical Society, and the Black House teachers at Bath Middle School were informed that they had been chosen as one of eight schools in…"

Old Berwick Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome X X What do you get when you combine local history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The Sagadahoc County Courthouse Text by Jared Gilliam, Emily Parker, and Kaitlyn Smith 7th grade students at Bath Middle School With images from…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Welcome

"Welcome What do you get when you combine Bath history, curiosity, and technology with 60 seventh graders and their teachers from Bath Middle School…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… famous bands of its time, and played all over New England to large audiences. Conrad Coulombe in costume for play "Tonkourou," Biddeford, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… the name of Biddeford, after the town in Devon, England. Most of the homes in the area still ran along the river, and were close by Fort Mary (the…"

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

"… more or less – 84 dwelling houses, 12 school houses, 14 meeting houses [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and…"

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…"

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."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"In 1631 the Council for New England granted Cammock the Patent of Black Point, 1500 acres from the Spurwink to the Black Point River, back one mile…"

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…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… Cumberland Turnpike was the first turnpike in New England. Dr. Southgate passed away 2 November 1833 at the age of 92. Sources Chapman, Leonard."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… raw materials for building ships were sent to England. The area was heavily forested, much of it with tall pines ideally suited for masts and…"

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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"He was well known up and down the New England coast for his fishing success and business prowess. From 1878 to 1889 he captained the Augusta E."

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."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"In 1926 the Lawrence Portland Cement Company took over the business, and within a year began the construction of a new lime plant and office building."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture

"… retains the original 19th century flavor of a New England coastal village. A large majority of the homes were designed and built by captains and…"

National Archives at Boston

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Allen, Bem P., Growing Up White in America, 2007, iUniverse, Inc., New York. Batignani, Karen Wentworth, Maine’s Coastal Cemeteries, A Historic Tour…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 3 of 7

"Most New Englanders did not change their view of Maine until the decisive defeat of the Wabanakis’ French allies in the Seven Years War (1756–1763)…"