Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"It was not an event that shaped town history and probably not more than a half dozen people even knew about it, but the picture of those bears has…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Mt. Abram High School and four MSAD 58 schools, as well Strong town office building, have switched to pellet boilers, and the mill contributes…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… and it is here at Old Point that the unfortunate event occurred in August of the year 1724. The story of the Norridgewocks is a long and sad one in…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… consistently used as a community center, hosting events such as church sales and dances. Movie reels were played on the hall's projector."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… of 2011, and currently hosts many community events. This website is a part of the efforts that are made to preserve the heritage of Swan’s Island…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"By the 1920s, the schools had formed a school orchestra, agricultural clubs, a senior fair and drama production, public speaking contest, and a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"The most popular event in the G.A.R. was the “Campfire.” This was when a group of veterans sat around a table or out in the hall and sang old war…"

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

"Sources 1. School: The Story of American Public Education, http://www.pbs.org/kcet/publicschool/ 2. Susan Dudley Gold, ed., Scarborough at 350…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"… July 2003, 1987 Global Register of Extreme Flood Events, http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods/Archives/1987sum.htm Diana Bowley of Bangor Daily News…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mattanawcook Academy

"The high school is also a big source of pride for everyone in the Lincoln area. If the school was never built, no one would have had the chance to…"

Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"… street scenes, country stores and businesses, events and people. The exposed glass plate negatives were sent back to the "factory" in Belfast where…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"Events in her history point up the fact that Hallowell contributed to the economic, social and political history of the state and nation in areas…"

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… Free Library Musters were a popular firemen's event that started in the early 1850’s. With a gathering of antique equipment for the use of…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… in town of what had to be a truly unusual event, the arrival of an itinerant "Negro woman doctor." Just who this unfortunately unnamed physician…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"Some large events the Tiger was in are fires while others were parades. One fire case was on Fourth of July, 1962."

Lincoln, Maine - Influential Institutions

"… (summarizing facts, dates, places, important events, etc.), UNDERSTANDING (analyzing or examining a topic deeply), INTERPERSONAL (making a personal…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… the island, and the community pulls together for events such as funerals and fundraisers for those who are ill."

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"… July 2003, 1987 Global Register of Extreme Flood Events, http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods/Archives/1987sum.htm Diana Bowley of Bangor Daily News…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Many events happened to people during this time. The ice storm happened because of high and low pressures coming together."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"nurse, school nurse, editor, sales administrator, event planner and regulatory affairs specialist. Other interests are just as varied: conservation…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 4 of 4

"… and the growth of our schools from church schools to one-room schoolhouses to community schools and finally to our joint Maine School…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"11, 2011). Wikipedia; Muster (event). 17 Jan. 2011. wikipedia. 5 Apr. 2011 <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Muster_%28event%29>. Unknown, Unknown."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Even though there are events that haven’t been recorded, the flood will never be forgotten. Written by Andrea Fredericks Flood, Jppa viewed from…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… workaday; athletic-style sports team uniforms and school jackets; or uniforms associated with national organizations like the Red Cross."