Maine Memory Network

Hudson Museum

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New Sweden Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Visiting the island in Porter Lake is also fun. There is rope swing there. Porter Lake is one of the most popular public places in Strong."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"She would visit Swan's Island during school vacations as a child. Her family moved here in 1976 after she graduated from high school."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"Hugh J. Chisholm’s last visit to Rumford Falls, was to attend the dedication of the Institute Building."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"(McKenna) It was not until 1882 that he visited Rumford in a sleigh, on a cold winter’s day. He saw the potential of a commercial venture when he…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"… Lord Byron, who had just come from England to visit America. Mendearth Mine, Byron, ca. 1900Byron Historical Society In the early years Byron…"

Cary Memorial Library

"… [url=http://www.cary-memorial.lib.me.us]Visit the Cary Memorial Library website[/url] In the 1920s library users began raising money for a…"

Lithgow Public Library

"… here to visit Lithgow Library's website[/url] [b]Founded:[/b] Lithgow Public Library is named for Llewellyn Lithgow, an Augusta merchant and book…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 1 of 3

"… of distinction from all parts of our country visiting Washington make it one of their first pleasures to pay their respects to Mrs. Madison."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"… and the Wabanaki in 1736, a Penobscot couple visited an English household to relay a warning. When the husband began to reveal too much…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"… this vital resource to users unable to physically visit MHS but will also ensure its long‐term preservation by limiting onsite use to the digital…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"After the Revolutionary War dignitaries visited the Chief to discuss place names and indigenous knowledge."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… has come to be proven as a beautiful place to visit in the town of Skowhegan.   Our island movie In the winter of 1775, General Benedict Arnold…"

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Many customers visited the store throughout the week just to visit and talk. Outdoor clothing was one of its most popular areas, which included…"

Maine State Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… (first known as New Pennacook Township) was visited by the Anasagunticook Indians for the purposes of fishing salmon at the “Great Falls.” There is…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… unbroken chain links, as well as values such as “Visit the sick, Relieve the distress, Bury the dead, and Educate the orphan”."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… assist her to educate young children and girls, visit the poor and care for the sick in their homes, as well as to train low income women as…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… 12,000 outpatients, treated 7,000 Emergency Room visits, and over 4,000 clinic visits. Staff performed over 4,000 surgical procedures."

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… – daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, carte-de-visits, stereo views, and mounted images. Never learning to drive, he relied on his older brother…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… Society/MaineToday Media Aviation and news about visiting aviators was always a big topic in the Evening Express and Press Herald newspapers."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"At its peak, homes were visited by the local fish merchant, who brought fresh seafood to the door, the baker with fresh bread and pastry, the shoe…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… learning about the Wabanaki Nations with every visit. College of the Atlantic X College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, (207) 288-5015 College of…"