Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 3 of 3

"Hannah P. Adams (1855-1935) reportedly embroidered the dress herself, supported by evidence the embroidery was applied after the dress’ construction."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"The success of the colony was reported in the newspapers the following year. Thomas himself wrote that he only told stories of the victories of the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"The Maine Sunday Telegram reported the building would be "of the simple colonial style, with Hallowell granite trimmings and roof of slate."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Saunders was Salutatorian in 1951. Scholar's Report Book cover, Surry, 1937 - 1938Surry Historical Society In the 1930s and until the school…"

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

"… and Documents, Together With Mediatorial Reports, Advisory Opinions, and the Decisions of Domestic Commissions, on International Claims," vol."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"… but some children as young as five years old were reported working for thirteen hours a day in the factories."

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"Day 5 They reported a lot of electricity losses still. Although the power was getting fixed there were still tons of people without power."

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… The information found in Hallowell’s annual reports described the Maine State Prison in the 1800’s."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"Hallowell History Bibliography “Annual Report, 1848-1849.” Seaman's Relief Society, Hallowell, Me. Baker, William Avery."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… the need of a Normal School in Maine in his first report. Mark H. Dunnell, the State's Superintendent, wrote in 1857 that, “there have been, at one…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"… he had more administrative work and a lot of reports. A lot of time was spent doing computer work."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"… The building was contracted for $12,000, but a report submitted by Attorney General Erastus Foote in 1829 lists a cost for the original prison as…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"Eaton, an early town historian, reports the first vessel launched in old Thomaston was in 1787 on the Wessaweskeag, in what is now South Thomaston."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… at the prison and in 1899, a newspaper reports that railroad carloads of broomcorn, ash lumber from Bangor and broom handles were received."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Being the Report of a Commission of Inquiry, Appointed by the United States Sanitary Commission. With an Appendix, Containing the Testimony."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"Adams, in the 1863-64 City Report These words were spoken by Mayor John Q. Adams after the Civil War had been raging for 4 long years."

Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society

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University of Maine at Presque Isle Library

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South Bristol Historical Society

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Pittsfield Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1910-1920 - Page 1 of 2

"Reportedly made by Martha Riley of Cherryfield, two other slim 1910-1914 fashionable dresses are examples of superior dressmaking."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"… Society In August 1882, Peterson’s Magazine reported: “Velvet-figured goods will also be extensively worn next season."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… from Matt, who is now a successful public radio reporter, we began our research. At the beginning, in 2006, we were told again and again to expect…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"In 1881 the Mount Desert Herald reported: “Thirteen years ago the little steamer Rockland made one trip a week between Rockland and Millbridge…"