Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"There is a note in our reading that Clarissa Bridges served as a midwife for at least a decade beginning in 1880."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"1960Maine Historical Society As earlier noted, American designers and the now highly successful garment industry, were well able to mass produce…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"It is noted, that through the course of change, fashion styles overlap. Changes do not fit neatly into decades."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… become his 650-page "journal," John Martin noted that he had been thinking about the project for several years. He saw it as a two-part record."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"The location of the Brick Inn has been noted on this 1861 Walling Topographical Map of the Franklin County with Town of Farmington noted (map from…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"3.Author’s recollection 4.See note 1 above. 5.Frank Hodgdon, “The Way It Was,” American Journal, 8 November 1995."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"SEE NOTES Save Your Ashes advertisement, Hallowell, 1819Hubbard Free Library In short order a huge market for wood ashes was created and the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… corn from a quarter acre at a profit of $40.04.” (Note: Brenda Voter York (and Herbert "Bussy" York) of Sandy River Farms, won the 2008 National…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village Schools

"… in the mid 1930’s several male teachers are noted. According to two 1940 elementary school registers 25 students (seventeen boys and eight girls)…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… Craven have in common? The fact is all of these noted people have strong ties to Hampden, Maine. While some were born and raised in the area, and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Sagadahoc Preservation Inc. House Survey Vertical Files (Subject and Biography): Clippings, research notes, copied articles."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"Recipients of these goods, noted on the accounting, included Mr. Gleason, Captain Vose, Miss Caroline (Knox’s youngest daughter), Captain Fales (for…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… Pring, Sieur de Monts and Samuel de Champlain noted and mapped the area from 1602-1606. John Smith passed through in 1614."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… bobbins for use in the textile industry as noted in the textile business history above. Product lines were soon expanded to include toys, furniture…"

Bangor Historical Society

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Margaret Chase Smith Library

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Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"The three women noted were Irene Kent representing Atlantic, Avis Norwood from Minturn, and Velma Holmes from Swan’s Island."

Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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

"… Separation was not a new proposition, “Farmer” noted: “It was in contemplation before the war, and is an object considered by many as more…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"[31] Note that this broadside is signed by Stephen Longfellow, Jr. This refers to Stephen Longfellow IV."

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"That year the noted German architect Walter Gropius joined the department as a faculty member and the next year was appointed its chair."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… by their distinct preferred names today (as noted with the Indigenous preferred version in parentheses above)."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"Note that School Street did not exist at the time this photo was taken. Currently School Street turns to the left just past the little girl standing…"