Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"By the 1790s, Portland had rebuilt its port and surpassed Dunstan as a trading center. 'Delia Chapin' construction, Dunstan Landing…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"The company was founded in Portland in 1872, and at one time was only one of seven such companies in the country."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"Today the library is housed in the town-owned Thomaston Academy building on Main Street and has a yearly circulation of approximately 36,000."

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

"… Public Library catches fire, Bangor, 1911Bangor Public Library According to that 1911 edition of the Commercial it was the most destructive fire…"

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.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… of Historical Society members, the Strong Public Library, the Strong Elementary School, and the High Peaks Alliance, pledged to meet monthly and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"1938Bangor Public Library Bangor was one of the first places in the country to have a railroad. Its railroad ran in 1836, only six years after the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… Farmington Historical Society and The Farmington Public Library Jacob Abbott played a major role in the development of education for both men and…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… the services of his innovative “Circulating Library,” a subscription library offered to patrons for a small fee."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"A couple of years later, the Portland Press Herald published an article about an upcoming NAACP event for Black History Month on Malaga."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library Return to Student Research The May Sisters, Julia and Sara Julia Harris May was born…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Resort hotel Ne-Mat-Ta-No built in North Lubec by Portland YMCA • “Klondike” – Electrolytic Marine Salts Co."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmington Public Library, 1916Farmington Public Library Although the residents were confronted with a variety of hardships, education and cultural…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Doughty School; and Priscilla Soucie, School Library Media Specialist, William S. Cohen School Howard House, Bangor, 1869Bangor Public Library…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Curtis Free Public Library and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin was a very well-known and…"

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

"… leadership of State Representative Herb Adams of Portland, in 2010, the 124th Legislature of Maine formally expressed “profound regret” for the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"7th Grade Students X Bangor Public Library Special Collections Librarian Bill Cook Teaches W.S.C.S. 7th Grade Students X W.S.C.S."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… come together to provide assets such as a public library, community playground, the Regional Medical Center and school improvements."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… On October 29, 1819, a convention held in Portland created a Constitution of the State of Maine, which gave voting rights to “every male citizen of…"

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

"… decision of the Federal Court now in session at Portland. August 4, 1870: The new depot grounds were visited in a mysterious manner last Thursday…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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