Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"Awaiting a train ride to the Capitol National Community Christmas Tree, Presque Isle, 1959Presque Isle Historical Society Pictured here on…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"The training school trained teachers through tough and thorough studies. The graduates of Snow’s school found it easy to get teacher positions in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"… of community based programming partnerships, and training as a meeting facilitator. Incorporated in 1899, The Scarborough Public Library has a long…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Outdoor Pool

"Sources: Haskell Williams V. Recreation- A Lifetime Adventure- A History of Presque Isle Recreation Program from the Late 1920’s to 1982. 1983."

Presque Isle: The Star City - About us

"… Society and Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical societies, and public…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"Recreation: A Lifetime Adventure, A History of the Presque Isle Recreation Program from the Late 1920s to 1982. 1983.City of Presque Isle website"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"… at middle schools, and high school agriculture programs. Del retired in March 2005. He was a skilled worker and loved his job."

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

"… able to make a classical violin without formal training and using regular carpenter’s tools is astonishing.” Litchfield retired as a station agent…"

Life on a Tidal River - About Us

"… and the Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"… Emergency Services, EMMC Lung Cancer Screening Program, EMMC Neurology Specialists, Employee Health, Endoscopy, Epicenter, General Surgery, Hearing…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"In the early years, the training program accepted male students, who included Edmund Richard, who graduated in 1930."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… actively sought participation in every federal program to spur employment. The city operated a city hospital, almshouse (which provided housing and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He has funded recreation programs in Bangor, Maine, educational institutions, library rebuilding programs, and poverty alleviation measures."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… Care Units certainly exemplify the high class training they received in their student days.” In the 1950s, Mercy expanded its teaching program…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"Demand for trained nurses led to the opening of the Training School for Nurses of the Queen’s Hospital in 1920."

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… young people, and provide a measure of skills training for the people she ministered to in Dublin."

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"Sister Annunciata began the practice of facilitating training and continuing education for the Sisters and lay staff at other institutions."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"By the mid-1960s, cardiac training for nurses included work with defibrillators. By 1965, Mercy had expanded from 25 beds to 285."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maine Community Heritage Project

"… Society and Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration between local schools, historical societies, and public…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"The Superintendent of the Boys Training Center in South Portland wrote Sister Annunciata to say “thank you for permitting the Singing Nuns from the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarbrough Middle School

"… and fosters civic engagement--something that is very important to Scarborough Middle School and is an essential part of its CSS program ."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"… September to May the Scarborough Historical Society's monthly programs, usually relating to some aspect of local history, are open to the public."