Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Ballard Hill School, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… up to the newly finished school for opening day. The following is a list of the first teachers: Mrs. Burr, 4th grade; Mrs."

Whitefield Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"He only lived in New York for five years when he died of natural causes on June 7, 1840. • What happened to Aaron Woodbury in his life? When he…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"2008, 200 Years Old Light Station X More about Col. John Allan More about Hopley Yeaton List of West Quoddy Light Keepers"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"Then the Elsas Paper Company of New York was merged into the new corporation at Rumford Falls, and business was carried on in New York, while work at…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"The new campus contained advanced new facilities, diagnostic imaging, and The Birthplace. Mercy continues to play a major role in meeting greater…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Melvin Park was created, and a new transfer station was approved. In 2003, America went to war. Meanwhile, a new municipal garage was purchased, a…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"Meeting at Falmouth Neck (present-day Portland), the committee drafted a report entitled "The Separation of Maine from Massachusetts."[6]"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"… the council decided to lease the building to the LHS for a dollar a year for 10 years.   MJHS field trip to Lincoln Historical Society"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… by auto scows, both suddenly obsolete the day the new bridge opened on August 13, 1962. Ferry, Lubec Narrows, ca."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… plantation of North Yarmouth encompassed present-day North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth, Chebeague Island, Pownal, Freeport, Harpswell, and the…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"In it, she recorded day-to day details of running a hospital, but also of all other facets of her life."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… that my eyes beheld was a continual panorama of a new life.” When he left he had a whole new life that was nothing like his former life."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"Symbolic of the last days of this boom in shipping was the “Reine Marie Stewart,” perhaps the best remembered locally-built vessel today."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… Society This ambrotype captures a sunny winter day on Middle Street in Portland during the 1850s."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… is a pale powder blue wool and rayon V neck day dress, whose style lingers in the 1930s, with a matching softly draped scallop edge short shoulder…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"The following year on April Fool’s Day, the most devastating flood in the town’s history occurred. The dye house was awash with debris and oil as two…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"She was 65 years old and is buried in Bangor. Mary was an astounding icon. Her life may have past, but her mark on this world remains."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Excitement must have reigned – new floor, new locker rooms, showers and plenty of seating for fans. That same building would host Town Meetings…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… until about 1930, then closed abruptly one day, putting all the workers out of jobs. Older residents told of the steam whistle, the usual signal…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"The next day the Advertiser reported: The firemen paraded yesterday as previously announced. The apparatus of the department appeared to be in good…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"I do the same thing every day. I only have a few breaks in my day. I wash blankets and sheets, clean bathrooms, sweep, and also clean the guests'…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"Jeremy paid $3.22 toward a new schoolhouse to be built in 1827. That was a lot of money in that day and age! On March 28, 1830, Jeremy married a…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"As of 1951, students benefitted from new observation rooms for maternity training. The expansion came at an opportune time, as Maine suffered a…"