Maine Memory Network

Maine Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and fifty years before conditions in colonial New England would allow any attempt at permanent settlement."

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…"

Maine State Museum

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… was one of the best equipped mills in all of New England, producing cashmere and dress goods. This plant was enlarged and a floor added in 1907."

Colby College Special Collections

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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…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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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…"

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

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

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."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"In 1797 the town voted to build one meeting house to serve all the religious societies in the town. John Crosby was named “vendue-master” to accept…"

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…"

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."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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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…"

Acadian Archives

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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…"

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…"

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."

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."

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…"