Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… settle 60 Protestant families, build 60 dwelling-houses and a meeting-house, and settle a minister within six years, or failing this, by March…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… Works, 1890Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum In October 1885, when he was 62 years old, John Martin left his home in Bangor for long…"

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"… a bunch of people to go to a bunch of different states, cities, towns, and houses to notify people. Mailing saves a lot of money and time."

Lincoln, Maine - Masonic Hall

"Grant, stayed in the Lincoln House Hotel. As far as we know, no notable people have visited or made an impact on the Masonic Hall."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Keith jogged back to the house and packed his things in his shabby, green suitcase. He kissed his mother, left the house, and got in the car."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The village was the geographic center with a state road running through its center featuring a town hall, grange hall, two stores, churches, a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Scarborough, a town of three settlements of over one hundred houses and 1,000 cattle, had been destroyed."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… shipyards in Bath and South Portland and to other states. With a population of approximately 500, Surry contributed forty people (38 males, 2…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… 9, as written at the beginning of the book, states, " Each member shall use their influence to make the association agreeable and social without…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… to run the home until it was shut down because of State fire regulations in 1990. Medical implements from the Lincoln Historical Society…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… the first hospital administrative district in the state was ... signed [into law] by Governor Kenneth Curtis, and then went to referendum in the 16…"

Presque Isle Air Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… Years to WWII Fishing and shipbuilding led the state of Maine into its “Golden Economic Age” in the 1850s, as demand for Maine products grew and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… wares and merchandises imported into the United States” led to the creation of the “District of Biddeford and Pepperelborough, as one port” of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… & Morrill was the first company in the United States to commercialize clamming. Its first factory began operations at the end of Seavey’s Landing…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"Perry Westbrook states in his Biography of an Island that the Malecite (Wolastoqiyik) tribe frequented this region of Maine prior to the Indian Wars…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"All three became prominent in politics at the state and national level. Then we had Lewis Litchfield, station agent in Scarborough for the Boston &…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"… assisted either on or off the farm, and a second house had to be procured to house all the destitute people in the city."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… here: "Resolved, that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"For many years, Dr. Haigis was the Maine State Director for the International Rescue First Aid Association. Another “first” attributed to Dr."

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

"1880Swan's Island Historical Society Dr. Small states, “About the year 1850 a decided improvement in the moral and social condition of the people of…"

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"Lee Granville, president of the History House, then invited a small group of teachers to the History House for an introduction to their collections…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"Clam diggers and fishermen petitioned the Maine State Legislature to abrogate an earlier act, which allowed the Southgate Diking Corporation to exist."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"… Then and Now Bicycle ClubSkowhegan History House This movie was part of our heritage studies."