Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… of Massachusetts (for Maine was part of that state until 1820) signed into law the Legislative Act on June 19th, 1811, which separated the new Town…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"When steam replaced wind power, most of the stately sailing ships were stripped of their spars and rigging and turned into barges for hauling coal…"

Life on a Tidal River - About Us

"… the Maine Historical Society and the Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical…"

Bangor Historical Society

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Lubec Landmarks

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Lithgow Public Library

"… one of the most beautiful interior spaces in the state of Maine. The library is on the National Register of Historic Places and celebrated its…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… landmark church appears in an ambrotype of the stately Federal style Unitarian-Universalist Church of 1831-32 in Castine. George W."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… one of the best agricultural towns in the state, and when we consider the extent of its geographical area, the fertility of it soil, its varied…"

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

"One source states that in September 1839, Reverend E.S. Hopkins opened a high school at the North Village."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… by their response, Shep contacted the Maine State Police and it was the State Police who called in the FBI."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… the ship owners and was given passage back to the States by the Irish government. Supposedly, when he finally got back to Blue Hill he walked into…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"When they returned to the United States, Charlotte attended Bangor High School in Maine. She stayed with relatives that were close in the area."

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

"… the last herring smokehouse in the eastern United States and its collections. Known locally as McCurdy’s, it survived until 1990."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"The Ladies' Home Journal stated in one issue, "Sugar cane is needed to make molasses. Molasses is used to make industrial alcohol which is needed to…"

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"Even though PCHS never won a state championship, they have won the league championships. It was hard to get into the championship because at that…"

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

"Mohney Maine Public Library Profile 2008 http://www.state.me.us/msl/libs/statistics/fy2008/profile.htm Text by Thomas C. Bennett"

McArthur Public Library

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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First Parish in Portland

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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… style for commercial buildings such as the United States Trust Company Bank in Fryeburg (1922), the Fidelity Trust Company Bank in South Portland…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"… hand picked by local residents and shipped out of state. Some local men went to jobs at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Bar Harbor during…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… place of the ice before they went to other states or even other countries. Ice harvesting was one of the most important jobs and industries along…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… place of the ice before they went to other states or even other countries. Ice harvesting was one of the most important jobs and industries along…"