Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"The flames took the buildings on lower Broadway then headed south on the west side on Main Street. All the buildings burned on the west side except…"

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…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"With illustrations and commentary, he profiles -- and strongly criticizes -- a number of Bangor area politicians."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"Bibliography Eaton, Cyrus. History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, Maine. Hallowell: Masters, Smith &Co., Printers, 1865. Cyrus Eaton…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Material used for research includes Maine Dirigo "I Lead" by Dean B. Bennett, Black robe on the Kennebec by Mary R."

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"That is what happened on days 6-7 Written by Amber Bell Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library The Devastation of the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… is today part of Waldo County on the midcoast of Maine dividing East and West Penobscot Bays. Early settlers arrived by various seacraft (or by…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… By Kate Philbrick, 2009 X Soon after the State of Maine purchased Malaga in 1911, they committed eight islanders to the Maine School for the…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Listen to the entire "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… Twelve Other Views from Phippsburg   Listen to Chapter Thirteen Racism Continues   Listen to Chapter Fourteen The State Apologizes"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"These were accessed by Lena Atwood, working in her garage and assisted by Marilyn Gorman, who became the associate librarian. By the end of 1989…"

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

"This high school was well-liked as it provided for all of the students who wished to attend, and the school stood until 1939, when it was lost to a…"

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… March to Quebec by Kenneth Roberts, and journals of the members of Benedict Arnold's expedition. Other Benedict Arnold Projects by Skowhegan Middle…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Initially known as the Maine State College, Maine's public institution of higher learning would later be called The University of Maine."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"As part of the Maine Community Heritage Project, Farmington had the privilege of working with the Center for Community GIS to bring the rich…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"He was Baron Wormser, Poet Laureate of the state of Maine, and he recorded his impressions in a piece written for the December 2004 issue of Down…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"… in central Maine is modest), Hallowell is a state of mind, an apostrophe not to some rigamarole called “the good life” but to aspects of…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

""A Bay State Exodus" Page 62 Wormser, Baron. “The Chosen Place.” Down East-The Magazine of Maine, December 2004."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"Branches iced over, trees fell down, it sounded like gun shots, it was a vicious noise attack. Some elders where rushed out of nursing homes without…"

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

"Another source states that in 1887, a course of study way started at the North Village and John S. Williams was hired as principal."

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."

Historic Hallowell - The Stevens Training Center Serenaders

"… friendless, neglected and vagrant children of the State." X The girls, ages seven through fifteen attended classes and participated in many…"