Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"During both the Jefferson and Madison administrations, Dolly Madison conducted the social life of the White House."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… Society, held on the Franklin Park, it was stated, “We have the finest Cattle Shed in the State, 1128 feet long, containing 141 Stalls, 10 by 8…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Narrative of Privations And Sufferings of United States Officers and Soldiers While Prisoners of War in the Hands of the Rebel Authorities."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"The Turner House was partially lost to fire in the year 1903. One hundred years later, in 2003, the Braeburn Hotel was completely lost to fire."

Bangor Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… During the fight warriors burned two mills and a house in the area to try and lure out the settlers, to no avail."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"Framed houses had replaced log cabins, the first framed house being built on High Street above Mill River."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"… of Mount Desert, in the county of Lincoln and the state of Massachusetts on February 16, 1789. Thirty men signed the oath of allegiance."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston Reprint from the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology of Northwestern University, Vol. 38, No."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston Reprint from the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology of Northwestern University, Vol. 38, No."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston Reprint from the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology of Northwestern University, Vol. 38, No."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Sources

"Early Days of the Maine State Prison at Thomaston Reprint from the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology of Northwestern University, Vol. 38, No."

Bowdoin College Library

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City of Portland Planning & Urban Development

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… the district, the teacher boarding around from house to house in the district where he taught school."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"The storm to the state of Maine by surprise. This caused the ice storm of 1998. Seventeen million acres of forest were damaged, and five million…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… purchased the property and added a carriage house, a hen house with cupola, and elaborate wooden fencing in an effort to create a picturesque…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"Architecture The original state-constructed dwellings (as well as those subsequently built by the first settlers) were 18’ X 26’ rectangular…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"The trees, cars, houses and body’s of water covered with ice. Below freezing, people gathered to friends houses or the shelters that were provided…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"When this failed, the Excahnge became the city’s U.S. Custom House. After standing only fifteen years, the Exchange burned on January 8, 1854."

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"The McAuley Residence trustees paid for renovations conducted by a Mercy crew, and the new location doubled the transitional housing program to six…"

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…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… the police clothing varied depending on which state, city, or town you were were assigned to. Police officers wore light undershirts and a heavier…"