Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"… During the Ice Storm of 1998, Hallowell city officials had their hands full. Public Works was spreading sand and salt, clearing trees, and doing…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Outdoor Pool

"Milton Grant Community Pool and Playground was officially dedicated. Reverend Grant of the Congregational Church has devoted much time and effort to…"

Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women in positions as town officials and committee members, however, showed significant change over the same time period, slowly including more women…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 2 of 6

"… an argument: a case to be made before provincial officials, imperial authorities, Indigenous powers, and the colonial public, and to be cobbled…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"Maine officials actively recruited several hundred immigrants from Sweden who came and formed the nucleus of a vibrant Swedish community."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"Today the official name is the Presque Isle Congregational Church. Sources: Vance, Melissa. "Presque Isle Congregational Church Claims Origins from…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… at Portland City Hall (Merrill Auditorium), and officially began on July 13, 1925. By 1925, the NFBPWC was an established, yet new organization."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 4 of 5

"… would-be land speculators and even governmental officials looking to bring White settlers into the region to bolster British control."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… the colony of settlers in New Sweden became an official town of the State of Maine. Settlement and development of New Sweden, and other towns in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"In 1789, the Town of Mt. Desert became official, encompassing all of Mt. Desert Island, the Cranberry Isles, Bartlett's Island, Robertson's Island…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… still cherish, and let every act of ours whether official or private, be such as brings no sorrow with its remembrance."

Camden-Rockport Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"… in the 'field' behind the house, which is not officially part of the property but had space for two teams."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… Historical Society/MaineToday Media The “Official State Celebration,” held at Portland between June 26 and July 5, 1920, delighted in fanfare for…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 3 of 6

"… patents and grants written by provincial or royal officials who most often were wholly ignorant of the region’s geography."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"… Pejepscot Proprietors papers are an amalgam of official business records of the Pejepscot Proprietors coupled with supplementary records generated…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… of Washington, DC, gave the company its first official tour. They traveled to Wolf Trap in February 1985 and were well received."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"… little holiday was soon interrupted by one of the officials from the Hampden Water Department who came out and explained that this was the town's…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"Whatever the reason, the area officially became Hampden on February 24, 1794, in honor of John Hampden (1594-1643)."

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

"According to all official reports, Knox fell ill after swallowing a chicken bone, resulting in an infection that took his life after a few days of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"It was named after W. W. Rice, a prison official who served as foreman. A group of citizens was organized to manage the company with the…"

Maine Maritime Museum

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Stetson Historical Society

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