Maine Memory Network

Westport Island History Committee

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… the polity due to the shared Anglocentric bias of US and British officials, both French-speakers in the Madawaska region and Wabanaki individuals…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… to make note that Plosway was an Indian, but for us, 200 years later, that is significant. For genealogists, this ledger is also important."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… Picton Press, Rockport, ME Luther Lawrence’s US military record "Nothing But a Miracle Could Save Us" by Bryce A. Suderow."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"the mill is burned. John MacGregor gave us an uplifting speech, that the mill will be rebuilt and in the meantime we should all help each other along."

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… taking our motto “Hope on, Hope ever” let us labor on, trusting that our efforts may be crowned by the preparation of some of those whose “home is…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"That was a sad day for us boys because you used to hitch your sleds to the ice wagons when they made the run up the hill empty, you know, after they…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"We usually use buttons to connect one piece of clothing to another, but now these buttons are a connection between us and Hampden’s history."

Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 3 of 3

"What a great day that was, it was Richmond vs. us, the game was played in Pittsfield, and we won 3-1! There’s kind of a funny story to this game that…"

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"… would not exist, including the fact that some of us would not exist as a result of being his ancestor. He got sick from malnutrition from the war."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… Historical Society Collection: Aviation 2.See note 1 above. 3.http://www.scarborough.me.us/commserv/trails/history.html 4.Author’s recollection"

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

"… Society The history of both towns reminds us of our common roots. We remember the tumultuous births of each town and recall their similar…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"Mohney Maine Public Library Profile 2008 http://www.state.me.us/msl/libs/statistics/fy2008/profile.htm Text by Thomas C. Bennett"

Northeast Historic Film

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Cumberland Historical Society

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First Parish in Portland

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… received its charter through an act of the US Congress. It was founded by Justus H. Rathbone, who had been inspired by a play by the Irish poet…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… Online Exhibits The National Grange is the oldest US agricultural organization, with grassroots chapters established in 2,700 local communities in…"

Frye Island Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… Ogilvy (1769-1819) of Scotland and Upper Canada, US commissioner James Sullivan (1744-1808) of Massachusetts and Maine, loyalist Robert Pagan…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"This scholarship actually helps us understand the ways in which the contemporary Tribal-State-Federal relations in 2022 have played out in the last…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… found in schools of the past seems archaic to us. In Scarborough at 350: Linking the Past to the Present Rodney Laughton described watching a…"

Caribou Public Library

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

"… and grateful when several descendants talked with us on tape. Most of them told the same story - families hid the past."