Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Lancaster, a noted bridge builder from New Sharon, for $1,000 and lasted nearly 20 years. But on Saturday October 13, 1855, during the Strong…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"As Cush Lane noted, when he was a child, it took two days to reach Surry from Boston. His family used to travel in a Model T Ford on the dirt road…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… Phebe and her friends giggling as they passed notes in the hymnal back and forth during a lengthy sermon or choir practice."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… jokes survived the new technology! SEE NOTES Consolidated School, Swan's Island, 1954Swan's Island Historical Society The separation between…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"( It is of historical interest to note that Hugh J. Chisholm, The Founder of Oxford Paper, was elected a member of the first board of directors of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… day dance in Dexter. A newspaper account noted, "All the intricate evolutions were carried out in their minutest details under his supervision…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… Society and Maine State Museum He refers to notes and sketches that helped inform his surviving volumes."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… all of the land.) Mary Catherine McAuley, noted both for her faith, practical nature, and her devotion to service, used an unexpected inheritance…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… Maine State Nurse’s Association (The Maine R.N.) noted, “book training” was essential to success. “The ‘MODERN NURSE’ is an educated nurse,”…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… extended a helping hand in time of need.” Desmond noted that Mercy’s charity was often a key factor in these patients’ full recovery."

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… who called the Residence home attended or sent notes of thanks. These included the first resident, who arrived at McAuley with a two-year old…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"… programs in the works, Sister Annunciata noted that “Today we should be going forward—if we stand still we shall slip.” Her diaries are a treasured…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… as one of the pioneers in the industry, as noted in the January 1st, 1928 edition of the Portland Sunday Telegram, "In the matter of planes Maine…"

Acadian Archives

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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.

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"The reason they did this, as one writer noted, was because this family, "like most families in Eden, had always made good use of what lay to hand. Mr."

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

"Savage’s older brother and noted architect, Fred L. Savage. John C. & Emily’s four sons and one daughter may have found some escape and respite from…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Library Farmington Academy 1803 - 1864 SEE NOTES 1829 Farmington Academy CatalogFarmington Historical Society Center Meetinghouse…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… Seal (Harold's wife; the author’s grandmother) noted, “it looks like we’re financially ruined.”(4) Barrels were tied to both sides of the boat in…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… were amateurs, only a few of whom could read a note of music. Though sometimes out of key and a bit ragged, the performances were received with…"

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

"SEE NOTE Dam Construction at Rumford Falls, ca 1895Greater Rumford Area Historical Society A study was conducted in 1985, prompted by the high price…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… Martin's luck was not the best, he frequently noted. He wrote that the "evil one" or the "d – – – l" followed him, disrupting his business career."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"At the podium, the governor briefly put his notes down to speak directly to the audience of over forty."