Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"… total of five different schools located there at some point. Three of these schools do not appear to have any documentation, only pictures."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Attendance peaked at 12,000 during some summer weekends. With the beginning of World War I and the new found interest in automobiles people started…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"(Pp. 460-61). Some of his words anticipate the Van Riper photograph. “Handing up” in the smokehouse Frank Van Riper, photo X The work in the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… standards before they were kept, meaning some books didn't even get put into that 40,000. Now it is free standing as the only library in Bath."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… of the fire has never been determined, although some residents believed that a weekly poker game with youthful players may have caused the fire in…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… scuttled much of its navy in the Penobscot River, some settlers withdrew to safer areas in southern New England. Others stayed but barely survived."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 3 of 4

"… three months the Fourth Maine Regiment would face some of the fiercest fighting of the war. On July 2nd they defended "Devil's Den" near Gettysburg…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"Eventually he started bringing some of his students up to Blue Hill, and other members of the Kneisel Quartet also started coming up."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Some form of navigation class still existed for boys and home economics classes for girls developed later in the twentieth century."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"Some people have memories of their time at the fire station; one firefighter’s special memory was when he first became a firefighter."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"Some of the groups were Masons, Rainbow Girls, N.E.O.P, the K. P. Club, and many more. The new building had multiple sections in it, like the…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… its original settlement, Guilford has watched some of its brightest and best go marching off to serve in these hostilities."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"The school experienced some expansion projects that included outdoor tennis courts, a gymnasium, and an assembly hall that included a stage."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"Over the years some owners included Micajah J. Hudson, the Hilton Family, Drake Family and Cummings Family."

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"After the renovation of Osgood’s they put some of the clothing in the basement. The renovation is still there today because Marden’s is bigger than…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"… the father of twelve children, and without him, some people might not be here because there were most likely a lot of people who have descended…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"has been fighting in Iraq for seven years. Some will be going on to Afghanistan to fight the war there. Many, many lives have been lost."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"Some of the things Ira might of been afraid of for Jacob were animals, outlaws, hunger, disease, and losing transportation."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… noteworthy people have called Scarborough home at some point. Addie Kaler Vaill lived her entire life in Scarborough devoting time and energy to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"Haigis and several men, some of whom were fellow members of the Lions Club, raised funds to convert an old bread truck into an ambulance."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Some ships were built elsewhere, but launched at Dunstan Landing. Such was the Sarah, built by Major John Waterhouse near Scottow Hill and hauled…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"Some classrooms even have SMART boards, interactive whiteboards that combine a whiteboard with a computer."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… of the First Social Library in Cumberland at some point after the 1855 meeting was followed by the establishment of another library prior to 1897…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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