Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… – including the bakery, hardware store, law offices and bank. On June 17 & 18, 1966 townspeople chose to celebrate! It was Guilford’s 150th…"

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Westport Island History Committee

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Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… eight women’s shelters, as well as welfare offices and hubs of other services. Sister Miriam was looking for two criteria: the first was the…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"News office storefront, Portland, ca. 1918Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Mercy Hospital was founded in response to one of the most lethal…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… law in Fryeburg, Maine in 1812, moving his office to Paris in 1819. Lincoln served as a Congressman from 1818 to 1826, when he resigned to run for…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… appointed by President Washington as the first officer of the Revenue Cutter Service, came to remote Eastport and Lubec during an era of…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"Ross and Mrs. Ada Knowles of the post office. The "cachet", as it is called, is a 2” x 2” square with a picture of an airplane and it reads…"

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

"Schools, post offices and churches were established in whatever manner possible—run out of private homes before they had buildings of their own."

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

"… major producer of paper products for schools and offices, as well as packaging and paperboard. On June 29th, 1999 The Mead Corp."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… Turtle Head, had several small stores and a post office. Its young residents attended the Parker School."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In 1921, Gould built a two-story office building on the northwest corner of Second and State Streets to house his electric company and the Aroostook…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"In 1907, it cost 5 cents. The office is now on West Broadway in Lincoln. A new building has been built, after a fire burned it down in November of…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"During his time in office, he met with dignitaries from over 60 countries. At home, he was given the enormous task of reducing the Defense budget by…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Officers would sometimes conduct raids but keep the liquor. Another way that Bangor was involved was because of the movie “The Strange Woman”."

Acadian Archives

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… hardware stores, blacksmith shops, schools, post office, telegraph lines and a telephone service. Residents found they could be entertained at…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… which time it began service as a seasonal ticket office for Maine Eastern Railroad. Finally, the completion of the four-lane Sagadahoc Bridge in…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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