Maine Memory Network

Lithgow Public Library

"The elegant Reading Room, with its frescoes, stained glass and gold leaf ornamentation, remains much the same as it was in the 1890’s."

Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"Baker’s poignant inscription in pencil reads: "May 11, 1855 -Tomorrow I am to send this picture to my friends in Palmyra."

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

"Smith, eds., Maine: A History through Selected Readings, (Orono: University of Maine at Orono, 1985), 65-68."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 6 of 6

"Bibliography and Further Reading Michael A. Blaakman, Speculation Nation: Land Mania in the Revolutionary American Republic (Philadelphia: University…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 4 of 4

"Bibliography and Further Reading Blaakman, Michael Albert. Speculation Nation: Land and Mania in the Revolutionary American Republic, 1776-1803."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"They read newspaper articles, book entries, and newsletters, trying to learn as much as possible about their address."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"His citation reads in part as follows: “On 4 July, Private First Class TRAFTON courageously and single handedly charged into a cave containing…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"Widely read during his lifetime, Longfellow is best remembered for his books of verse based on American themes: Evangeline, The Song of Hiawatha, The…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Joe Mell’s 1883 Mount Desert Herald ad read: “Fall hunting in Maine. Parties wishing to Hunt or Camp in Maine can secure an Excellent Guide by…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"The 6 pounds of butter was only 75 cents! The goods list was found by reading a captain’s log."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"They read stories, played cards, and did anything that could interest them. In spring, workers from out of state came to drive the logs."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… such as the oldest inhabitant never saw.” So read the January 18 1934 Lubec Herald. Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934 Lubec Historical Society…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… Avery Peak commemorates the man X The plaque reads, “Myron H. Avery Peak/of Mt. Bigelow/Named in Honor of/Myron Haliburton…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… a vitriolic parody of how Henry Knox’s will might read: “I will to my wife, all the money which father Flucker and Waldo squeased out of the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - John Edward Horton, Civil War Soldier

"… home to vote for “Old Abe” and later, that he had read Abraham Lincoln had won the election for president."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"… to start with; Alfred Clay, Will Brown, and Al Reade. The theater closed in June of 1996 and the last owner was Peter Quiron who had been planning…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"… to us because it teaches kids the importance of reading and helps them get involved. Also, it’s important to us because it’s one of the older…"

McArthur Public Library

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Southwest Harbor Public Library

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Fryeburg Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… is engraved with a willow tree and an epitaph and reads: Peter Holman Born October 16, 1769 in Sutton, Massashusetts Married Mercy Knight of Peru…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"Bibliography and Further Reading Bassett Moore, John, ed. "International Adjudications: Ancient and Modern History and Documents, Together With…"

Caribou Public Library

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