Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"The second fatality was John Scribner, a 70 year old cobbler, who was killed at the corner of Exchange and State Streets when a wall from the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… On Sunday morning, September 14, 1862, nine year old Lura Vellie Libby, daughter of Isaac and Susan Libby, left on-foot from her family farm…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… while also including multiple chapters on “Old-Fashioned Virtues” as well as suggestions for leading a balanced life."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"(Old Town Reports with Superintendent’s Report) Farmington Academy This is the earliest picture of the Academy available locally."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"In the tunnel were reportedly old clothes and other items which may have been used to disguise the slaves as they made their way to Canada."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… Gilman says, “ the factories went back to the old method of making and sealing cans” all by hand (p. 73)."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"… were able to save 9 of them but an 8 year old girl was swept away. The winds at their peak were 120mph and stayed at that speed for more than 2…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"The tree, estimated to be over 100 years old, had a diameter at the base of 22 inches with a branch spread of approximately twenty-eight feet."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… together, the inside of which looks like an old fashioned “cob house” on an improved scale. The interior is filled with heavy stones and gravel."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Construction of a new office on the site of the old office began almost before the last ember died. Lincoln Area Hit by Flood Lincoln is a unique…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… in the present town of Madison and it is here at Old Point that the unfortunate event occurred in August of the year 1724."

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

"… hope that they will take millions of dollars from old Passamaquoddy Bay – and we believe they will! With quantities of gold in the salt water there…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… two-story hospital housed the sick, young and old. Thelma decided to open a hospital in 1932 while working as a nurse in a nursing home."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He is currently 70 years old and living in Bangor at 47 West Broadway. Stephen King became famous by publishing many books, and, soon after, many of…"

Acadian Archives

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Edward F. Bangs was a 37-year-old resident of Freeman when he enlisted in the Army on September 12, 1862."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The trip from Old Town to Fort Kent would take five weeks round trip. Gould’s brother, Walter, decided to sell his business while business was strong…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… packing sardines in 1931 when she was 14 years old. “Herring choker was the nickname given to the women who packed sardines,” she recalled."