Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"There now can be seen a monument on the site in the present town of Madison and it is here at Old Point that the unfortunate event occurred in August…"

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…"

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…"

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…"

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."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

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

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"The telephone is very useful to the town of Lincoln. If it never existed, then we would probably still have a town caller and would still be writing…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… brings together historic accounts of New England places that not only tell us about times gone by, but also offer hints and revelations for the…"

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…"

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…"

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…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… theaters popping up in vacation locales of New England in the 1920s and '30s, the Surry Theater offered a different play every week during their…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading

"New York: New York University Press, 2019. Taylor, Alan. Liberty Men and Great Proprietors: The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"“New England is the funnest for me because I grew up here, and everybody feels like family.” - Bob Marley. References: ● Wilson, P.F."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… carload to Boston." From there they were "sent to England and sold at top prices.” In 1872, the first refrigerated rail car came to Farmington."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"She was in England only a short time before being transferred to North Africa. The trip was anything but routine and the boat she was on was…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"… now Hallowell were shipbuilders from southern New England who soon realized that all you needed to build ships on the Kennebec was a stand of…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"The Flowering of New England, 1815-1865. Mattituck, N.Y.: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1936. Craig, Murray C."

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… location, and by the characteristic old-time New England atmosphere of the place. As he passes through its long, parallel streets or up and down…"

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"… the furs would help to retire debts they owed to England. They learned that this area along the river was called Koussinok (“the place of sacred…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"… more that forty years, Agry sailed from Boston to England, France, and Mediterranean ports.  Agry’s wife accompanied him on many of his voyages and…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Maine in the 17th Century Map of New England and New York, ca. 1676 Largely an unexplored territory by European settlers, 17th century Maine…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"… all across Maine and even some parts of New England have heard of the devastating news in Hallowell."

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… the ice storm of ’98? The storm hit most of New England and parts of Canada, and worried the whole country."