Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 14 of 17

"… that 873 people were assisted either on or off the farm, and a second house had to be procured to house all the destitute people in the city."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… where the new building called “Lake View Senior Housing” is now being built. Later, they moved the store to their new location across the street to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"… a bunch of different states, cities, towns, and houses to notify people. Mailing saves a lot of money and time."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"… the war, William Clark was a member of the Maine House of Representatives. Another man that was from Lincoln and part of the Civil War was…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"In 1911 this building housed both the elementary and high schools. Click on the photo and zoom in to view the outsized portraits of Maine Governor…"

Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"Students at the James F. Doughty Middle School chose to focus on the decade of the '40s to supplement their reading of Anne Frank: The Diary of a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 5 of 5

"100 building. Our schools are thriving and have proven to be among the best in the state. Although our farms have declined, the Board of Selectmen…"

Fryeburg Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Schools were kept open as long as funds allowed, usually about eight weeks in spring and eight in winter -- four months in all."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"L.H. White, the Pulp Mill, the Lincoln House Hotel, Maine Central Railroad, and W.F Lovejoy. In 1904, Mr."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 17 of 17

"… “It is true that there is a skeleton in every house, it may also be true that there is one in every heart; and God help and tenderly pity them who…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… social studies teacher at Catherine McAuley High School. In 1986, Sister Miriam was asked to change her sabbatical plans to undertake a research…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… northwest corner of Second and State Streets to house his electric company and the Aroostook Valley Railroad offices."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… in 1914, and later constructed two larger houses with 30,000 square feet of glass. The F.D. Morrill Greenhouse on Walnut Hill Road in North…"

L.C. Bates Museum/Good Will-Hinckley

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Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… renderings to help clients envision proposed houses and buildings. These artistic perspective drawings differ from the sets of working drawings…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Gary’s House became a focus of charity and fundraising efforts for the next six years, finally opening in 1998."

Rockland Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"What was schooling like? I went to school in Thomaston. We don’t have the teachers we had then that we do now."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… assisted either on or off the farm, and a second house had to be procured to house all the destitute people in the city."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… available to them at the City Opera House and other halls and venues downtown. Concerts, minstrel and vaudeville shows, oratories, chorales and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"Huge ice-storage houses were built along the river, and the harvest was stored packed in hay as well as sawdust, which would have been available in…"