Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"Pages 47-90 Profiles of members, John Martin's Dancing School, reports of several dance events.   Pages 91-132 Acadian Hall, continued; profiles…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"… supported the medical welfare of its general public. Town reports from the early 20th century record payment of care for those that boarded the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"… to the island after 20 years in social work and public school education. Prior to living on the island she spent 15 years working overseas mostly…"

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

"… city and daily papers are received on the day of publication In no other way has the improvement been greater than in the management of the mails…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Public services also expanded with time. Fires on Swan's Island are fought with volunteer efforts, but a truck and fire station were acquired in the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Scarborough Town hall X Bibliography Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts."

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

"(Whipple 9) Norumbega Hall ruins, Bangor Fire, 1911 Bangor Public Library The fire spread northward through downtown, destroying Norumbega Hall…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"When the first Town Hall was constructed in 1828 it included a small lock-up to house offenders overnight or on a short-term basis."

Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"Guilford Town Hall, ca. 1890Guilford Historical Society In 1892 the town appropriated a sum of $15,000 to invest in the education of high school age…"

Ski Museum of Maine

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

"The volunteers from MSAD #74 included: Katie Hall, Amanda Pingree, and Jaime Steward. The volunteers from the New Portland Community Library…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"Surry's Old Town Hall, built around 1828, (and later moved to its present site on the Surry Road) houses its collections, including a detailed…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, Guilford, 1916Guilford Historical Society The old Masonic Hall in Guilford was once located in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Within a couple of years the Klan moved out and the Goodwill Hall became a facility for sports and other social events."

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

"The second floor contains a hall and meeting room used for town meetings and community events. In the Levensaler Block, on the adjacent corner, the…"

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

"Portland, Me., 1903. Print. Stanley, R.H. and Hall, George. Eastern Maine and the Rebellion. Bangor, Me.: R.H. Stanley and Company, 1887. Print."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Centennial, Knights of Pythias Hall, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society Behind the Pythias Hall stood the two-story gabled structure which long…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - About the Team

"… Brainstorming Meeting held at the Cumberland Town Hall in October, 2009 elicited a seeming endless array of fascinating topics that we could pursue."

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

"… spare flowers to decorate the tables of Norumbega Hall, and for spectators to beware of pick-pockets."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"View of Downtown Bangor from City Hall Tower, ca. 1870Bangor Public Library At this same time, Bangor saw the rise of small "non-lumber" industries."

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Rumford Area Historical Society

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