Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"1962Baxter State Park Del worked for the State of Maine in three different jobs; the Forest Service, Bureau of Parks and Plants for Baxter State…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921

"… Service on the northwest corner of Second and State Streets. The building is still the offices for Maine Public Service Company."

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"By 1820 there were 77 students. Mr. Hall was said to be one of the best mathematicians in the whole state of Maine!"

Tate House Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"Ten states and the District of Columbia were represented at the first national encampment held at Indianapolis on November 20, 1866."

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… as a way to support farmers across the state. The Grange was very important to the farmers because it provided low cost insurance, had lobbying…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"In spring, workers from out of state came to drive the logs. The whole thing was a year-round process."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"By the late 1960s, state and federal regulations virtually put an end to a century and a half of rough and tumble business."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Members of Hampden’s Grange are proud to state that it was the first in Maine. Another first is the piano that General Crosby is said to have brought…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"The church records state that Crosby was involved in many issues concerning the church. Days of “humiliation, fasting and prayer” were often…"

Acadia National Park

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Eliot Baha'i Archives

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"Members of Hampden’s Grange are proud to state that it was the first in Maine. Another first is the piano that General Crosby is said to have brought…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"… Did you know that the first cheese factory in the state of Maine was located in Strong? This is true."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

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

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… attacking settlements in the southern part of the state. The conflict escalated to the point that the English placed a price on Rasle’s head and…"

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

"… Service building on the corner of Second and State Streets was built by Gould in 1920 for the purpose of housing these two companies."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"… by Northern National Bank, and named the State Theater. It burned down again in 1946, and was reconstructed as the W.T."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Governor's Potato Plot, Presque Isle, 1959

"… governors of the then just recently expanded 50 states in the Union. Note the drawing of the SNARK missile which was then being installed at the…"

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

"States with Granges were assigned similarly unique names, and Maine's is Pomona. According to Maine State Grange records, Strong's Aurora (No."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Hunter and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., Maine State Museum, 2000 Josiah Volunteered - A Collection of Diaries, Letters and Photographs of Josiah H."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"… in the form of a few paragraphs” In 1836 the United Methodist Church was organized in Lincoln, but the actual building was not built until 1839."

Presque Isle: The Star City - About us

"… between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State Library, is an innovative program that promotes collaboration between local schools…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Eddie's Market

"Michaud’s store was on the corner of State and Exchange Streets. Eddie started his own store, Eddie’s IGA, which had a line of groceries and meats…"