Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"In order to keep families and friends together, clusters of four contiguous lots were drawn as a unit at random and provided to groups of four…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… era was a relatively isolated existence and in order to survive and thrive, people had to make their own way and be very self-sufficient, serving…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"… was frozen so we had to wait until it melted in order to burn it. Dear Journal, On Day 4 500,000 people from all over the United States came to…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… stages of the revolution, George Washington gave orders for Benedict Arnold, a 35 year old colonel, to co-lead an expedition to conquer Quebec with…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… of the eight signs, connects them in the intended order for the most efficient walking tour, and has photographs of the actual signage."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… on one side, my boat was on the other side, in order to get the boat overboard. In the meantime, the realer the raft on the ship had been tripped."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"McClellan has issued an order to stop the Rations of Bacon and give out Potatoes – Onions and Dried Apple instead."

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… and artifacts of the period in which he lived in order that his life may serve as an inspiration to others."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"… Hall was founded by the I.O.O.F, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The Odd Fellows are a group of people that believe in a Supreme Creator."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Print. "Lincoln's First Militia, The Original Orderly Book." Mattanawcook Observer. 2.2. (1984): 107. Print. Mills, Gertrude."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"In order to demonstrate to you how far we have come in education, Scarborough Middle School students invite you to travel back in time to witness the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… was printed on cards, and as new books were ordered, new cards were printed and tied to the earlier cards."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Strong Public School, cr. 1951 Again in order to provide space for the increasing school population, and to meet the necessary requirements in the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… Citizens Club, Aurora Grange, American Legion, Order of the Eastern Star, Freemasons, and Knights of Pythias."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"The first town meeting was called to order on April 6, 1801. Strong VillageStrong Historical Society Growth and Prosperity Strong grew and…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… finally left Castine in 1783 and Loyalists were ordered out of the area in 1784. Life in Surry in these early years, specifically Newbury Neck, was…"

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

"… of military drill, when by some dextrous movement order would be at once brought out of apparent confusion, he was greeted with applause." The…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… Black? : Multiracial Identity and the New Racial Order, 2002, Temple University Press, Philadelphia. Goddard, H."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The farmers were to immediately order any new parts due to the scarcity of steel and in order to have everything in readiness to raise “a maximum…"

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

"… if the barn may have been cut at least in two in order to be moved. According to a memoir entitled My Recollections of Grandfather and Grandmother…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… the Norridgewock area, they did many things in order to live. Each season they carried out different rituals."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… was repealed by the Legislature in 1862, who also ordered the Superintendent of Common Schools to look toward the establishment of “a more…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… the Town Hall was given over by the Independent Order of Foresters for this purpose. Malcolm Willis was the first commercial teacher."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… in front of the building, had to be shut down in order to keep the construction equipment nearby. The permission to shut down the streets was…"