Maine Memory Network

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

"… ever "visited upon a Maine city, save for the Portland conflagration of 1866." (“Bangor Fire”) The fire began around 4:00 on the afternoon of April…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"Buckfield A Brief History of Buckfield By Jared Eastman, sophomore Breanna Bellefontaine's class, Buckfield Jr./Sr."

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

"EMMC serves 40% of the population in the state of Maine and is the sixth largest employer in the entire state of Maine."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Daniel Lunt of Falmouth in 1790; John Fox of Portland in 1792; in 1794 to Isaac Thompson, Joshua Eddy, and William Thompson, all of Middleborough…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor :: UUSB History, Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor, 2003…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… wrote a paper entitled "The Daguerreotypists of Portland, Maine." Many of Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr.'s daguerreotypes and ambrotypes were exhibited…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"[14] Willis, William, History of Portland vol. II (Portland: Charles Day & Co., 1833), 258. [15] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 33."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Map of Falmouth (present-day Portland) from 1630-1690Maine Historical Society The English Civil War (1642-1651) had ramifications on all American…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"Scarborough Historical Society Collection: The King’s Highway. 3. Donald Barr Chidsey, “The Old Boston Post Roads,” National Geographic (May 1962)."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Scott, Geraldin Tidd. Ties of Common Blood: A History of Maine's Northeast Boundary Dispute with Great Britain, 1783-1842. Bowie: Heritage Books, Inc."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He also owned a ferry business that went from Portland to South Portland until 1896. He was even in the silver and coal mining business in Maine."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… to William King regarding Missouri Compromise, Portland, 1820 Although delighted by the arrival of statehood for Maine, Preble expressed his…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… one editor writing that "a vessel may go from Portland to Savannah without being under any necessity to enter and clear" burdensome state customs."

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"In October 1815, the Portland-based Eastern Argus newspaper began a thirteen-article campaign promoting separation."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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

"“Malaga Island: A Century of Shame,” a Portland Press Herald Article by Colin Woodard about the 2012-2013, Maine State Museum exhibit “Malaga Island…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… opened the first bookstore established east of Portland, “The Hallowell Bookstore -- Sign of the Bible.” He imported the best books available from…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"… Description Bands and supporters from Portland, Bangor, and Augusta met at the Augusta train depot on September 6, 1872 in a political…"

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."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"In 1826 Jacob was also licensed to preach by The Hampshire Association. He stayed as a professor at Amherst until 1829. Four sons of Jacob…"