Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… that has been done on his personal and business papers has focused on his national career: His years as chief of artillery during the Revolution…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"John Edward Horton's Military Discharge Papers X John Horton was a soldier in the Civil War and became a corporal on July 1, 1864."

Penobscot Marine Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… now daily communication with the city and daily papers are received on the day of publication In no other way has the improvement been greater than…"

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

"The paper is relatively quiet about the plans until July 1870. From then on, the paper contains articles about the progress of the railroad bridge…"

Colby College Special Collections

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

"I have not got the Papers that you spoke of yet but shall expect them tonight. . . . Give my love to the children and Grandfather and Grandmother."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"Rogers, signed enlistment papers on May 3rd 1861. He mustered out on June 15, not with his friends in the Second Maine, but with Company K of the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"Philip Haigis, high school term paper, 1999. Winslow Homer and Frank Coolbroth, Prouts Neck, ca."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Charlotte left a collection of her family's papers to North Yarmouth Historical Society. —Text by Katie Murphy with contributions from Holly Hurd…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Paper-making was coming into Maine and promised to be an expanding industry. Future paper mills would be located near Bangor but not in the city…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"By 1853 this company processed more than 128 million feed of logs. The river drive in later years transported great quantities of long logs, and…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… so, when shipping, the gum didn't stick to the paper wrapping. The first batch was sold at two sticks for a penny and packaged twenty pieces to a…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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