Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"But within a few years, new buildings sprang up on the foundations of the old, though this time they were hotels and motels and small inns, built in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… denominations were awarded time in the new building according to the size of their congregation."

Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Seal Cove Auto Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"The three teams learned to build their exhibits and websites for their projects. Each month, the Strong MCHP team members met to fine-tune their…"

Stetson Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"… the teams of horses, and procuring supplies to build the concrete core and gatehouse. According to a draft contract which gives an idea of the pay…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… project refurbished the Science Hill Cemetery by building new steps, removing brush, and uprighting and cleaning old stones."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… (1871-1938)] are the architects of the new building.” View North Up Asticou Way and Ryefield Lane from Asticou Inn ca."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Light Keepers Association By 1887 an enlarged building housed machinery for two whistles. Those whistles show on the roof, each adjacent to a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"The original building of Thurston and Bayley is now Bayley’s Seafood Company. The present owner, Stanley Bayley, is a nephew of Paul Bayley, founder…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… for lumber near Walnut Hill village were used to build ships in Yarmouth’s harbor; farms produced crops that were sold in the village and village…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Blake Library Special Collections, UMFK

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Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"The McAuley Residence trustees paid for renovations conducted by a Mercy crew, and the new location doubled the transitional housing program to six…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"Here, in 1930, the buildings are boarded and deteriorating. Now, only a few rotting pilings remain to mark the site.Photo donated by Edith…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… that made it necessary to upgrade to a larger building. Mary Martin stepped forward and offered a barn that had been recently built on her…"

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

"Space for fish stages and wood to build them were needed and were plentiful along the Maine coast. Territory for fish stages was allotted on a…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… library's catalogue was printed on cards, and as new books were ordered, new cards were printed and tied to the earlier cards."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… electric and sewer systems and a new municipal building. This period of prosperity also led to the expansion and eventual consolidation of the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"He was in charge of the task of building a rail line from Duluth, Minnesota to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"All of this had a hand in the early days of building what would become a Maine High School basketball dynasty."

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.