Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"was organized in 1866. Faith, National Monument to the Forefathers, Hallowell, 1877Hubbard Free Library The statue "Faith," the central figure…"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… was one of the first historic preservation organizations established in the state, and five years later Hallowell citizens were leaders in the…"

Historic Hallowell - Initiative and Self-Improvement

"… men in Hallowell, anxious to improve their minds, organized the Franklin Debating Society. Mostly apprentices, they met one night a week after…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - About Us

"… items contributed by over 200 historical organizations around Maine; nearly 100 online exhibits that explore a diverse range of themes and topics…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - About Us

"… items contributed by over 200 historical organizations around Maine; nearly 100 online exhibits that explore a diverse range of themes and topics…"

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"… items contributed by over 200 historical organizations around Maine; nearly 100 online exhibits that explore a diverse range of themes and topics…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library

"The group organizing the library was the called Half and Half Club. Later the Carnegie Foundation donated 10,000 dollars toward creating a library…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - About us

"… items contributed by over 200 historical organizations around Maine; nearly 100 online exhibits that explore a diverse range of themes and topics…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… and started social, educational, and charitable organizations to improve themselves and their community as well."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"… town, state and federal commissions and agencies organized as the Friends of Scarborough Marsh (FOSM)."

Allagash Historical Society

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Millinocket Fire Department

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Strong Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"The purpose of this organization was to support English immigrant worker integration into the Western Maine community."

Portland Water District

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John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… the Maine State Library, and a number of other organizations and individuals, purchased at auction the remarkable John Martin's Journal, three…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… three scrapbooks, and an record of a dancing organization he helped found. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"Although organizations in Portland had provided coursework in the English language and citizenship before, this effort, led by veteran teacher Clara…"

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

"By 1925, the NFBPWC was an established, yet new organization. Founded July 1919 – eight months before the 19th Amendment allocated voting rights for…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"… garments, military uniforms and accessories, organized into themed vignettes. The in-person physical exhibition of Northern Threads Part I ran from…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading

"… England Colonies: A Study of Their Development, Organization, Activities and Controversies, 1620-1770."

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

"Local government had been organized to conduct the affairs of the colony even before New Sweden became a plantation."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"The teams spent many hours researching and organizing their findings into comprehensive digital exhibits exploring this island's deep history."

South Portland Historical Society

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