Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Academy was always struggling to keep the doors open, even though it provided a high level of education in languages, music, math and science."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… was built by volunteer work and subscription, and opened to travel around 1821. There have been 12 bridges on the Piscataquis River; three at Low’s…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"Perhaps he yearned for the breath of freedom on open water, where he could feel the pulse of nature without having to explain it to anyone." –Donna…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Johnson. Richardson Johnson opened his first factory in Lynn, Massachusetts. When they moved to Hallowell, his brother joined him to establish the…"

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

"It opened in the 1930s and was shut down around 1990 due to foreign imports that were cheaper to buy than American. About 60 people worked there. Mr."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"The herring are “carried out into the open air, where they are allowed to remain until the water drains off of them and they have become sufficiently…"

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

"… the banks of the Kenduskeag Stream to act as both open space and firebreak through the middle of downtown."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… building was constructed of logs and featured an open fireplace that was said to be used by the children to warm their corn cakes and potatoes for…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"That person would turn the wheel to that letter, open that bin, take out his mail, and close the cover."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"When the Waldo-Hancock Bridge opened in 1931, this marvel of engineering provided a much easier mode of transportation at a time when more and more…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… of the past: stone walls that once enclosed open fields, lilac-shrouded cellar holes that once housed thriving families, two-rut roads that lead…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… the men and women and a balcony in the back which opened into the church proper. This balcony held the organ and choir so the attendants had to…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of fund raising, the new Islesboro Free Library opened its doors January 14, 1918. In 1958, the named changed to the Alice L."

Bangor Public Library

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Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Gordon went bankrupt in 1936, never to be open again under the Gordon name.   Jeannette King Interview on Fox Farms Scott Sibley “Create a ‘why’…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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

"A new one opened in Eastport also in 1908. Gilman says that “machine made cans” and “sealing machines” were made in both plants, but does not…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"An Open House was held on May 19 and 20, 1973, to officially dedicate the hospital “built by the people for the people.” Plaques were put up in the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Prince Memorial Library

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Otisfield Historical Society

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

"… 2012 Photo courtesy of Kate McBrien X At the opening for the Maine State Museum’s exhibit “Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives” in May of 2012…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… excise tax dollars and jobs; a fitness center opened; library usage increased by 56 percent; and the Saulter Facility was built as planned by…"