Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"David Smith was the first to bring a family to settle the island in 1791. They took up temporary residence in the “Big House”--Swan’s abandoned…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"In 1873, Bishop David Bacon invited them to Portland to teach and care for orphans. From these locations, the Maine Mercy community spread and…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… as the players themselves; like the House of David team with all the players sporting long dark beards and uniforms, and the Colored Giants, an…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"David Jeffries (1714-1785) David Jeffries was born on October 23, 1714 in Boston. Jeffries was a descendent of Thomas Brattle, a Harvard graduate…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? Coll. 61, vol. 7, pg. 401 Example of a proprietor meeting at the Royall Exchange Tavern on King…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

"David S. Plumly had it built following a fire which destroyed his store in the same location in 1842."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"Presque Isle Congregational Church Text by David and Jon, Presque Isle Middle School students Images by X X The Congregational Church was…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"It is fairly certain that David Fales, 2nd in 1786, built the house at 59 High Street, said to be one of the oldest in town."

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… Map Company from 1890 In the collection of The David Rumsey Collection. The collection was started nearly 20 years ago, and focuses primarily on…"

Life on a Tidal River - About Us

"History, Bangor High School David Bergquist, Local Historian Debe Averill, Team Leader, Library/Media Specialist, Bangor High School Cooperating…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"Written by David Mallow Blizzard, High School in distance, Hallowell, 1952Hubbard Free Library I have learned things about the Blizzard of 52’…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… became the president of this establishment, and David Haskell was the treasurer. These men were both well experienced in the shoe industry business."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Narrative Head-of-Tide Text by David Bergquist, Ed.D., L.H.D. Image selection by Dana Lippitt, Curator, Bangor Historical Society; Bill Cook…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"David Hansen "What if Carney's store never existed? Explain the consequences to the town." If Carney's never existed we would have had fewer stores…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"Peterson, Nghia Ha, and David Gawtry Images provided by the Rumford Area Historical Society Histories of all old towns in Maine always contain…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Resources Bergquist, David. “Life on a Tidal River.” Life on a Tidal River - Narrative, Maine Historical Society…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"2016. Web. 01 June 2016. Fitzpatrick, David. "History of the Bangor Auditorium." Bangor Daily News RSS. Bangor Daily News, 12 Feb. 2013. Web."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… the Gravel Bar: The Indian Canoe Routes of Maine, David Cook) It is very clear that Farmington’s Sandy River had for “ … sometime in the not remote…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Nineteenth Century 'Melissa Trask,' 1884Maine Historical Society Shipbuilding Seafaring enterprises played a major role in Surry's economy…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"David T. Stinson (1815-1873) was the son of David Stinson Sr. David Tilden Stinson was an actor in the Bath Elocutionist Society."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… the bridge was built between 1864 and 1866 by David Elder and Capt. Charles B. Clark. This information was authenticated by a town report dated…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"until 1869. David Pratt, who moved to North Yarmouth from Freeport sometime prior to 1818, is credited with establishing shipbuilding on the Royal…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… People’s History of Bath, 1936-1990.” Marentette, David B., 1983, “An Historical Geography of Bath, Maine: 1600-1920.” Dissertation, submitted in…"