Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Brooksville to Castine Ferry, 1907

"… to Castine Ferry, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A ferry boat that traveled from Brooksville to Castine, 1907…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"1909Blue Hill Public Library Rides have been commonplace at the Fair for decades. Early entertainment included the Ferris Wheel, which is still…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"The project waxed and waned, even disappeared for a while, until the Ladies Social Library of Blue Hill was established in 1868 with Mary Jane Clough…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - CONTACT

"… Bay, including Biddeford Pool, ca. 1880McArthur Public Library Got a question or comment about what you have seen here? An idea for a great…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"Kneisel Hall, Blue Hill, Kneisel HallBlue Hill Public Library Kneisel Cottage, Blue Hill, ca. 1916 Kneisel CottageBlue Hill Public Library"

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

"The Blue Hill Library serves children and adults of all backgrounds and circumstances who seek information and the pleasure that comes from the life…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… immigration has helped support a thriving public library, quality public and private education, a cooperative food market, a rebirth of local…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… of the Blue Hill Historical Society, Blue Hill Public Library and the Jonathan Fisher House The First Years European settlement at Blue Hill began…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"BHP 2009-2010 team members from Biddeford High School Project Aspire, Biddeford Historical Society, and McArthur Public Library."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… of Blue Hill Academy, Blue Hill, 1893Blue Hill Public Library Blue Hill Academy Ever since the 1790s, residents of Blue Hill have been very…"

Bangor Police Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… the Jonathan Fisher Memorial, and the Blue Hill Public Library. The letter from R.G.W. Dodge to Captain Treworgy, the protest (insurance claim) of…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"1850Blue Hill Public Library Sailing vessels were built in Blue Hill as early as 1792, but it was in the early 1800‘s that shipbuilding really took…"

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

"… the new Bradbury Bridge, Biddeford, 1921McArthur Public Library By 1910 Biddeford was the 4th largest city in Maine."

Westbrook Historical Society

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Monmouth Museum

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Abbe Museum

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"1865McArthur Public Library In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the in-migration of people from other cultures, such as the Irish and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"… be fun? X McArthur Public Library McArthur Public Library opened as the Biddeford Public Library in 1863; it was a city department and located…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Project Photos

"… Elementary School, pot-luck social at the Rumford Public Library. For more, and larger, photos click here."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Meet the Team

"… Scarborough Middle School, and the Scarborough Public Library. Each team has brought a unique compliment of strengths and resources to the MCHP…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"… Nathaniel Goodwin of Biddeford, 1818McArthur Public Library After the Revolution was fought and won, life began again in Biddeford, along with…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… Main Street, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library At the turn of the century Biddeford was a place of opportunity, of excitement, of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 11 of 17

"1864McArthur Public Library Soon after the surrender of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln called nationally for volunteers, requiring Maine to…"