Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Police Department

"The police have changed and evolved in developing new ways to keep us safe. The police are a big part in the way people function in society."

Patten Free Library

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Historic Clothing Collection - Sally Holmes's evening gown, ca. 1824 - Page 1 of 2

"… John Holmes, served as one of Maine's first US senators after Statehood. Sally and her daughter, Sarah Ann, spent "the season" in Washington."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"… it hard that you settle the lands that God gave us without making us some consideration. -Passamaquoddy Chief Abowadwonit (1763)."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.

"Shall we turn from it? We are still in Eden; the wall that shuts us out of the garden is our own ignorance and folly."

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"http://www.lubec.lib.me.us The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State Library…"

Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students

"Higgins and Dr. Wyman, helped make the '40's come alive Mr. Cook, historian at the Bangor Public Library, helped us navigate the world of cataloging…"

Ellsworth Public Library

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Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"We welcome your input. Please contact us with any information, photographs, artifacts, or items you have that relate to Surry’s past, so that you can…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"… ran a regular article called “We Have With Us”, and “With Us Today”, which featured a man on the street style photograph and a short story on the…"

Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… fort, Magruder, while they peppered away at us all day with shot and shell, some of which struck and burst within a few feet of us."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"Ms. Thomaston, ME. This manuscript told us what battle Perez Henry Tillson was in and when he died. Primary Source Beckett, Brad."

William Fogg Public Library

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Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Cary Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Index

"… - Agriculture Abbott School - Education About Us - Main Page Agriculture - Main Page Bob Marley - People Brick Inn - Places Brief History - Main…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - SEE NOTES "Jaffery" a new novel. Publisher's promotion postcard.

"… synopsis of the plot; the reverse side assures us "the story, written in the author's happiest vein, works out to a perfectly satisfactory ending."…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building

"The building many of us know today as the Maine Public Service building on the corner of Second and State Streets was built by Gould in 1920 for the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Memorial Library

"Also, it’s important to us because it’s one of the older buildings in Lincoln and it teaches us about our past."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"Join us as we explore the twists and turns of these island lives, and find out for yourself which stories are 'history' and which live on! Fine Sand…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"Please join us in our exploration of Baird's quarry, from its working days to its present state."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"Today, the images allow us to glimpse at the past through one of the most significant media influences in Maine."

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"… a very hard time for every one and hopefully the future will bring us better times and technology when the Kennebec decides to devastate us again."