Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… for treating physical problems and less for sicknesses and illnesses. The hospital’s popularity grew as people began to recognize more and more its…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… to see Grandma and Grandpa because they are sick. It costs $2.00 to get to Lincoln on the steamboat."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"Whenever Ben was sick or injured, instead of shutting down the shop, they kept it up and running with Edward in charge."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"Its members cared for the sick and ransomed prisoners of war. Mother McAuley modeled the Sisters of Mercy coat of arms on the original Order insignia."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"The sickness began to taper off during November in Portland and surrounding communities. By the time it ended, the Spanish Flu had claimed over 5,000…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"In the afternoons I visit the sick and check the cabins to check who needs some special attention. At night, for dinner we have huge feasts, which…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… theory that the reason the workers were getting sick from yellow fever was because of the mosquitoes."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… who remained seemed to be very attentive to the sick and wounded rebels but were the most bitter secessionists and looked, if at all, upon a Union…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… Sisters the freedom to travel wherever the poor, sick, and uneducated needed help. During her lifetime, Mother McAuley insisted that although “the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… to stop studying because his brother had become sick, and he was forced to run the family farm while his father and mother took care of his brother."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He was listed as “sick” in Washington D.C. from April 1863 to June 15, 1864. He married Hannah Alma “Anna” Holley in 1871."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… fetched from the mainland by boat to attend the sick. Southern islanders rowed to Lincolnville, borrowed a team and drove to Camden for a doctor."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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