Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"Arthur’s son, John, continued to carry out this process, even after the others closed, right up to 1990 when his “stand,” too, ceased operation."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… northwest of the Wadsworth Street bridge) near John Paine’s original wharf, in what was earlier General Knox’s pasture."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"John B. Thomes of Pittsfield, MA, granted the corporation a plot of land on Main Street to be used for a public library."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… attorney Elbridge Gerry Harlow, trial justice John Mason Eustis and future governor of Oregon LaFayette Grover."

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… the four Evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In 1933, Queen’s Hospital, under the leadership of Sister M."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… to Hallowell almost by mistake? In 1820, Captain John Bradstreet was sailing when nasty weather forced him to port his ship in Randolph."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… to Hallowell almost by mistake? In 1820, Captain John Bradstreet was sailing when nasty weather forced him to port his ship in Randolph."

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

"… of study way started at the North Village and John S. Williams was hired as principal. In the spring of 1890 the first class graduated from North…"

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

"The second fatality was John Scribner, a 70 year old cobbler, who was killed at the corner of Exchange and State Streets when a wall from the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Two of the first permanent settlers were John Roundy and Joseph Wood. They settled near the reversing falls and the Salt Pond."

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"… Ira Dearborn Fish was born January 4, 1790 to John and Rebekah Fish. Ira married a woman named Almeda and had at least two sons and one daughter."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"In 1874, John H. Murray’s Great Railroad Circus came to Lincoln. In total there were 71 actors, and they all stayed at the hotel."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"When Mr. Pinkham died in 1916, John Grindell bought stock in the store and made it into a clothing store for men."

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… and his Diving Armour, patented June 14, 1834; John J. Towle and his Combined Foot-Warmer and Lantern, patented June 8, 1880; and Henry O."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Lieut. Col. John F. Godfrey, Bangor, 1863Bangor Public Library When war between the South and the North broke out in April 1861, Bangor eagerly…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"In John S.C. Abbott’s History of Maine, Farmington was touted as a community that “deserves rather special notice."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"John River and then back into the United States duty free. The farmers in the area catered to the lumber industry by growing grain, hay and potatoes…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"John Crosby The Influence of John Crosby 1757-1843 by Karyn Field based on an article by Alice Hawes Among the important names found in the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… his pitcher of water to his office on maine st ..." Martin wrote that Hayford was a staunch Democrat and was the Indian agent for the Penobscot…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… property has a fine modern shaped house on Ohio st and grounds to correspond he is a man who always bows his head to every body he knows whether he…"

John Bapst Memorial High School

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