Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… to Mercy after their discharge “to see a house officer, a nurse, and aide—all friends who extended a helping hand in time of need.” Desmond noted…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"Were your parents strict? At times they were strict. I remembered I broke out all kinds of windows in a building and my father made me go and redo…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… Lights, Long Distance Telephone, Telegraphic Office, Saddle Horses, [and] Excellent Livery” (Wood 73)."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Construction of a new office on the site of the old office began almost before the last ember died. Lincoln Area Hit by Flood Lincoln is a unique…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… a stable of security guards, as well as police officers Fred Flynn and Harry Edgecomb, available to escort any riffraff from the park as deemed…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… Gordon Memorial in front of the Masonic Hall/Town Office X Gary Gordon is a well-known man in his hometown of Lincoln, Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - Workman's Hospital

"Weatherbee’s optometrist’s office is today. This hospital was important to the town of Lincoln because it served the people of Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"… and tin shop in the same building as his law office. In 1900 a contractor built E.A. Weatherbee’s Hardware store for Edward Albert Weatherbee…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"One man, Wilbur McKeown, a 2nd Class Petty Officer, was killed by Japanese bombers at the battle of Savo Island, August 28,1942, while serving on the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… Supreme Court of the State of Maine opened a law office before 1905. Henry W. Park came to Mexico from Dixfield."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Post offices were established at Mexico Corner, Hale, and Ridlonville. Mexico currently has a town manager form of government with five selectmen…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… in Farmington, on the lot where Farmington Post Office now stands. Their children were successful in their own right."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Hugh Chisholm could not hold this office as he was then President of IP. However, Mr. Chisholm was so organized that all the plans were in place such…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Yeaton, America’s first commissioned naval officer, was sent to the Passamaquoddy region, charged with curtailing the growth of smuggling there."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… church, and transacted business at the post office and stores in Walnut Hill. The Loring children went to the nearby Buxton School, a one room…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… was elected several times to various public offices. He served in the U.S. Congress for most of the years between 1836 and 1857 both in the House…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"… Block, in the late 1860s he had his real estate office in the building until 1891 and a men's clothing store from 1892-1907."

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

"… catch up with neighbors and friends at the post office or grocery store and community-minded residents organize benefit dinners or concerts to help…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"The officers of the company are earnest, Christian gentlemen, and many of their employees are Christians."

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

"The Buxton enterprises included an early post office, cooperage, and blacksmith shop. Samuel B. Chase built a brick Federal style house in 1831 that…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… community as well, the existing stores, post office, and hotel at first provided the necessary staples and entertainment for the summer people."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… downtown, destroying Norumbega Hall and the Post Office before climbing the Center Street Hill and burning the residences along Center and French…"