Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Many lovely trails were built through the fields and woods both on Skyline Farm and in the surrounding area for riders to enjoy."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… Introduction Text by Karyn Field with images from the Hampden Historical Society and the Penobscot Marine Museum Upper Corner businesses…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"The athletic field was covered with several feet of rushing water. There was a lot of damage caused by this flood; homes were filled with debris…"

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… Mainers who sought their fortunes in the gold fields of California. Facing an uncertain future three thousand miles from home, Charles H."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Young boys searched the woods and fields for all metal and rubber tires. In those days, there was no municipal landfill."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"That field was later known as Pratt's Field and was used by the High School for games and practice since the High School was on the lot adjacent to…"

Windham Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Along with the rest of the medical field, nursing underwent rapid transformation and professionalization at the turn of the twentieth century."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… on a large scale: large farms and mowing fields, great piles of mussel-bed, with large barns and hay crops And...there were often three or four…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Expansion Text by Karyn Field By 1800, Hampden’s population totaled 904, 100 more citizens than nearby Bangor."

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Pratt Field would eventually host team sports and Chatauqua gatherings. This field was located behind the High School on High Street."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Dow Field Anniversary ParadeBangor Public Library By 1940, war had broken out in Europe once again. In the Far East, Japan had invaded China."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… business and became a pioneer in that field. Finally, the Champlain Society is significant because the sense of place they acquired during their…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"But when we got on to the field, sights that will hardly bear description met our eyes. Turn which way we would, nearly a dozen grim corpses lay…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… the railroad lines were either woods, towns, or fields. Train Depot, Guilford , ca. 1896Guilford Historical Society On December 14, 1869, the…"

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

"… and determination whether it was on the football field, basketball court, or the baseball diamond. Despite being competitive in all their sports…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"X Text by Karyn Field The early settlers were very concerned about education. School was first held in private homes, with the teachers “boarded…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"The fields in front of Tucker’s Farm were bustling with visiting farmers and their animals from throughout Hancock County."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… Swan’s Island fishermen became experts in their field. "From 1874 to 1889 Swan’s Island fishing vessels took either the first or second place every…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"oil storage facility near the ball fields. But bad news cohabitated with good news – it seemed nothing could discourage the machinery of progress."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… bad weather the low, flat area that is now wide field was mired in mud. Here, water flowed slowly in a southerly direction and the area was very…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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