Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… girls.” Volunteering as a Candy Striper was, for some, the path to lasting involvement at Mercy Hospital."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… smoked herring business prospered as well, with some sardine canneries even operating herring smokehouses. American Can Company, Lubec, ca."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"What he received instead were some great lessons in life as he saw first hand what it was like to deal with men who were not honest or ethical."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Although inland trading provided some benefit, in general the Embargo Act was an economic disaster, and was repealed in 1809."

St. Croix Historical Society

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… area, but were largely content to trade and in some cases convert the native peoples to Catholicism."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… transits, boarded the flat bottom boat with some Canadian workers to cross the choppy waters towards the Lubec landing."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… near the homestretch of the track where he ran some of his greatest races. A concrete vault was built for his final resting place."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… "provides dozens of services... including some of the most cutting-edge technologies in the state." In 2006, the hospital won national recognition…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Although some colonists persevered in the coming years, additional wars and attacks temporarily stalled settlement efforts along the Kennebec."

Acadian Archives

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