Maine Memory Network

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… and graduated in 1869 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US 7th Cavalry Regiment. In 1872, Porter became a 1st lieutenant and fought in Indian warfare on…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… in this section of town continue to enlighten us with many old stories that are once again making their mark–just as the many inventors of Science…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… trust VERSE TWO John R Braden, lad, you’ve made us glad, in the days now gone before; May your fleet winged-feet beat the music sweet of a well won…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"“Research Starters: US Military by the Numbers.” The National WWII Museum | New Orleans, The National WWII Museum | New Orleans…"

Bangor Public Library

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"Houses can tell us stories and walls can really talk when one peels back the layers! Old Ell, Asticou, Northeast Harbor Maine April…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… changes, and events that have transpired among us during the past season; but presume I shall repeat some things you already heard."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"This is only a photographic memory to most of us today. The Town Hall was used as a movie theatre, a play house, a school, and as a multiple purpose…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"… stopped making and shipping newspapers up to us because we could finally print them, we had people in Lincoln that were doing that job."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… to benefit the nonprofit Ground Zero and its USSR/US sister city program The Pairing Project. He told the Ellsworth American that he wanted to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"Let us hope it continues into the future. Sources: A Gazeteer of the State of Maine with Numerous Illustrations, by George Jones Varney , 1836-1901…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… important ways, and their legacies remain with us to this very day. Resources Bergquist, David."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Introduction Bass Park has been with us since the 1800's. During this long reign, Bass Park has seen it all: horse and car racing on its half-mile…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… to the memories of our men and women not now with us.” Guilford Town Hall, 1916 CentennialGuilford Historical Society The Next Fifty Years…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… Historical Society “Then I’ll get a job to help us get some money to buy foxes,” stated Keith, peering at Pa out of the corner of his eye."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… it was necessary to anchor, as we saw before us a great many rocks which are uncovered at low tide..."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Colby College Special Collections

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… the work of excavation has been done, informs us that between 3000 and 4000 more cubic yards of earth remain to be thrown out when his portion of…"