Maine Memory Network

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"Examples of some of the first log structures can still be found, though the logs may be hidden by more modern materials."

Blue Hill Historical Society

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Skyline Farm

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"The hamlets they founded grew into towns that were incorporated between 1793 and 1843. Not by chance did these towns arise in close proximity to the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… home to Farmington where his brother Samuel had turned Jacob’s house into the Abbot School, so Jacob took up residence in his father’s home until…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"At the end of the 19th century, Chester became involved in the Telephone & Telegraph business. He owned and operated Franklin Telephone & Telegraph…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Telegraph service had been in place since shortly after the Civil War, and phone service was established by the early 1900’s."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"The Titcomb Family Lydia Titcomb's Parchment This is dated 1819. Penmanship Practice produced in BrunswickFarmington Historical Society Stephen…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Peru was liberated from Spanish rule on July 28, 1821, and the Peruvian independence was proclaimed on the same day."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"1895Bangor Public Library By the turn of the 20th century, the lumber industry and Bangor's port were waning."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Salmon aquaculture has also grown in Lubec and Campobello waters. Gathering balsam fir tips for the manufacture of Christmas wreaths, cutting fire…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"Meanwhile, the library trustees turned the property over to the town thus creating another town department, the Partnership Food Pantry was…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Society As Farmington reached the 20th Century, the number of rural schools dwindled to eight – Farmington Falls, Briggs District (Red…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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