Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

"… on Lincoln’s decisions leading up to the battle. It also included information on the training of the soldiers, and the outcome of the battle."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"In later years the river came to be known as the Royal River, the name it carries today. The Royalls were one of the earliest European settlers, but…"

Skowhegan History House

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The General Henry Knox Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Also the railroads offered scheduled special trains along with rare discounted rates. G.A.R. PicnicStrong Historical Society The second…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… were built on Oak Street and a new mill store and training office was opened on Elm Street. In 1996, the Leonard Saulter Facility was constructed…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Firefighters became better trained and more proficient, and equipment was modernized as funds became available."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"… that occurred at the Dreamland was The Great Train Robbery. The successful show ended up selling out."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"As the popularity of train transportation grew, it allowed more isolated residents to enjoy cultural activities in other larger communities."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The soldiers trained at Camp Washburn (named for Maine Gov. Israel Washburn), a temporary assembly and camp area in Portland’s East Deering, across…"

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

"… dug up, placed in five caskets, then shipped by train to the Maine School for the Feeble-Minded where they were re-buried."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"After his training as a combat rifleman he was sent to the South Pacific and took part in four separate amphibious assaults on Japanese held islands."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Local rescue teams were trained to handle injuries that might occur from an invasion or bombing A look out station, with the code name Esther 74, was…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"(More about Lowell's Store) The train stopped at the creamery in West Farmington to load cans of milk and cream, which were bound for the Turner…"

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

"… were established at the tracks near the Route 9 train intersection, but because of its isolated location, both shut down after several years."

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

"… Loring writes that the minister’s children “were trained to habits of industry and economy so as to be examples to those of his flock”."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… world through opera, where Wilhelmina was being trained in voice. Wilhelmina’s career was cut short with a fatal disease; this devastated the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The Training School Mallett Training School This school will be replaced within the next year or two Farmington Historical Society As the…"