Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Beulah Akeley, Librarian, ca. 1940

"… is mentioned in the March 1945 edition of the Reader's Digest as "The Most Unforgettable character I've Met." View additional information about…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin-Raynes-Stevens Family Trees

"These family trees are presented to help readers of Martin's volumes understand the family relationships."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"To do this, look for "preferences" or "options" in your browser settings. If you access the files in Adobe Reader you will be able to see the…"

William Fogg Public Library

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"… announced "We have the pleasure of informing our readers that the Hallowell House is now a Temperance House."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers. Rockland: Lakeside Printing, 1994. Secondary Source This book describes how many soldiers from…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Bradley A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers Lakeside Printing, Rockland, ME, Printer 1994 Groves, Marlene A."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Bradley A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers Lakeside Printing, Rockland, ME, Printer 1994 Groves, Marlene A."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Bradley A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers Lakeside Printing, Rockland, ME, Printer 1994 Groves, Marlene A."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"… Bradley A History of Thomaston, Maine for Young Readers Lakeside Printing, Rockland, ME, Printer 1994 Groves, Marlene A."

Farmington Public Library

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Waterville Public Library

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"The Reader sold tens of millions of copies only in the nineteenth century alone. The books came in a set of six and each book progressed in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"A History of Thomaston Maine For Young Readers. Rockland: Lakeside Printing, 1994. The chapter of this book that we read told us about Perez Henry…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"… by some of the early students remind the modern reader how medicine has changed over the years. Mary Elizabeth Connolly (class of ’31) used a…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"The Press Herald would keep the readers happy with a reasonable price, which in turn would keep the advertiser happy with good sales and customer…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… around Mount Desert Island of "houses on wheels." Readers are encouraged to find other examples around the Island of transformed structures to see…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"Van Wyck Brooks stated that in Rollo the reader beheld in all its phases the shaping of one of Daniel Webster’s “solid men.”...."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"The first school books were the American Preceptor, English Reader, Webster’s Spelling Book, Walsh’s Arithmetic, Greenleaf’s Grammar and Webster’s…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… that live and fructify, to the great circle of readers of that village and the vicinity. Today the book lover can not only sense the history of…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Shain, C., Shain, S. The Maine Reader: the Down East Experience 1614 to the Present, 1991. Smith, Raoul N."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… on my own account." Martin rarely left it to the reader to guess what his views were, probably because he saw the Journal and Scrapbooks as lessons…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… often refers back to the journal, directing the reader to particular pages. "John Martin's Journal" can be read as a narrative or as a reference…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… the creation of the border preserved here provide readers with the historical resources to reconsider how and why the border was created in the…"