Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… Frank Eisentein, the Vice President of DESCO, stated that, “None of us wanted to see the ship go down, but we can not, and will not, stand for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… at the quarry on what is now the former Maine State Prison site on Main Street in Thomaston, and he operated kilns on the bank of the river, just…"

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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

"… three magnificent pieces? A 1937 newspaper item states that the art went into the new 1911 bank. Since then, no trace."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… agency was developed with an office in the Empire State Building in New York City to further market the ever increasing fabric offerings."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"One of the earliest SADs in the state, the new district included the towns of Abbot, Cambridge, Guilford, Parkman, Sangerville, and Wellington."

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Elizabeth’s Home, which in 1887 became St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Orphan Asylum, and in 1968 St. Elizabeth’s Child Development Center."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Academy was one of the first academies in the state of Maine, and the first in Hancock county. This community center not only brought people…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Anthanasius-St. John’s Parish; and Judith Davis Kuhn, teacher and musical director for RAPPA (Rumford Association for the Performing Arts)."

Presque Isle: The Star City - St. John's Episcopal Church Building

"St. John's Episcopal Church Building X Text by Dustin and Dustin, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"Images are from Eastern Maine Medical Center and St. Joseph Healthcare. Eastern Maine Medical Center History Beginnings After the public discussed…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"St. Joseph's Catholic Church The Catholic Parish of St. Joseph’s had become an integral part of Farmington since the Church was built in 1872."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… North Yarmouth train depot for the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railway at Dunn’s Corner, just up the road."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Athanasius-St. John’s Parish. Medical needs of Rumford were addressed as early as 1841 when Dr. Thomas Roberts began practicing in Rumford Center; Dr."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"At Dunn's the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad came through in 1849; here was located North Yarmouth's first railroad depot ."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Members of Hampden’s Grange are proud to state that it was the first in Maine. Another first is the piano that General Crosby is said to have brought…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"The church records state that Crosby was involved in many issues concerning the church. Days of “humiliation, fasting and prayer” were often…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Members of Hampden’s Grange are proud to state that it was the first in Maine. Another first is the piano that General Crosby is said to have brought…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"While serving in the Maine State Senate, Gould chaired the Committee on the State School for Boys in South Portland."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description On page 567 of a journal he was writing reflecting on his…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, Bangor, 1865

"… Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, a Civil War regiment organized…"