Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"To accommodate the new hospital, the Fleming property was purchased which was also on Center street next to the old hospital."

Friendship Museum

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"During its first year, Queen’s Hospital admitted 360 patients. Demand for trained nurses led to the opening of the Training School for Nurses of the…"

First Parish in Portland

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"These were all trying years, through thick and thin, but Hugh developed the Oxford Paper Company from an organization producing 41,260 tons of paper…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Due to the lower price of goods on the mainland, this new accessibility led to a decline in island stores."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"Later that year, new machinery was installed to make better shoes. In March of 1966, the factory was moved to a different plant (currently Hannaford)…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Its capacity was 60 tons of newsprint per day. NEW VENTURES Sluice along the dam at Rumford Falls, 1906Greater Rumford Area Historical Society…"

Maine Maritime Museum

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Guilford, 1918Guilford Historical Society The day of the Armistice was a day of wild excitement, whistles blowing, parades and torch light…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"After a number of years a new district, Number Eight, was located on the Bluff. The Parker School, Islesboro, ca."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 2 of 3

"… people would buy a new car about every 1 to 2 years and we would sell around a total of 800 cars every year."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… Hallowell Community team and the Hall-Dale Middle School students worked together to accomplish this year's new Hallowell History on Maine Memory."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"Exactly 100 years later Lübeck, Germany sent a telegram. “On this eventful day commemorating the naming of Lubec, the city of the same name across…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… that the average number of books out per day open was 125 most years we looked at. I think this was true because people didn't have computers or…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"1922Lincoln Historical Society Day 3 (November 19, 1938) I had my first full day at the fox farm today. I had to feed them fish and meat."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"The Boondock Saints II, All Saints Day. The Boondock Saints II, All Saints Day, Stage 6 Films, 2009. IMDB, www.imdb.com/title/tt1300851/."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Carrey who had himself just returned from three years of service in the military. Playhouse Program, Surry, 1929Surry Historical Society The…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"In 1992 they purchased a vacant furniture plant in Burnham, Maine and built a new facility in Florence, Wisconsin."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… a day (apprentices received fifty cents) per day until he was 21 years old. Each workman furnished his own tools, all of which were sold at the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Tourists flock to the river in greater numbers each year to enjoy the majesty of the river country and experience the thrill of a wet and wild ride…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Freight service consisted on one train a day every day covering the entire route. Trains frequently consisted on 20 cars each during the winter…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"Guilford High School ruins, Guilford, 1925Guilford Historical Society The new ultra modern facility was a bit more expensive than its predecessor…"