Maine Memory Network

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"Candi's family goes back to some of the first English settlers to come to Swan's Island, the Sadlers."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"… and protection of seed lobsters have been some of the measures Maine has taken to preserve the lobster."

Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"… West farm, recalls hearing from her parents that some of the workmen at the Reservoir boarded with Asa and Alda while construction was ongoing."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"… to this day can trace their ancestry back to some of the first settlers. In 1870, there were 242 residents; in 1900, there were 204; in 1950, 96…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… businesses along the Androscoggin were destroyed, some never to be rebuilt. On September 21, 1938, a hurricane with heavy rains and high winds…"

Belfast Free Library

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Early Maine Photography - Human Interest

"… created formal images of their sitters, some portrayed their subjects with a touch of humor, mystery, or charm."

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… operated studios in cities and towns, some chose the life of itinerants, moving from village to village in coastal and rual areas of the state…"

Early Maine Photography - Art

"Some Maine artists offered the option to have portraits painted based on photographic images. Others used photography to document their work and…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… for Mainers to remain part of the Commonwealth? Some of the District's leading gentlemen—William Gorham and Stephen Longfellow III for example—led…"

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

"However, this was not without some dissenting voices. The relationship between Maine and Massachusetts was without sound footing from its infancy."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… animal, and mineral based dyes continued for some time while new dye "know how" and the chemical dye industry steadily grew."

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

"… tailored skirts, and similarly skirted dresses, some short waisted, could probably be found ready made in Maine stores, but at present, no examples…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… for the war effort leaving cotton, rayon with some wool for the home market. Clothing was not rationed as it was in Britain, but the War Production…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"Boasting membership that included some of the wealthiest, best-connected families in the colony, the companies played an outsized role in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 2 of 6

"Some of these documents were dubious or outright fraudulent. Other agreements had been signed by Wabanakis who sought to establish ongoing…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"A printed map from the treaty year gives some sense of the sharp differences of opinion about where the border should run as it shows proposed…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 3 of 4

"… the purview of the Federal government only. In some ways—those politicos won—the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act was signed into law without a…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"However, despite what the proprietors and some Massachusetts officials would claim later, the decision did not confirm Massachusetts’ rights to…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"As more immigrants arrived from Sweden, some took over abandoned farms in Woodland and Perham, expanding the Colony from the original T15-R3…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… industry along the Vaughan Stream, powering some of the mills. The Vaughan Stream, located in Hallowell, Maine, was owned by the Vaughan Family."