Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… the outbreak of the Civil War, the first electric railroad, noted floods, and descriptions of churches and schools."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"And when the railroad entered West Farmington in 1859, Farmington’s agricultural landscape took another giant step."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Introduction of the two-foot gauge railroads allowed for the quick movement of timber south and tourists north."

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.

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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