Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Occasionally a visit was made by some traveling preacher, who would be hired to teach the winter school."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… in front of Tucker’s Farm were bustling with visiting farmers and their animals from throughout Hancock County."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… the local semi-pro Guilford Advertisers and a visiting team from the Eastern Maine League. There was a large grandstand for watching the ball game…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • Lubec Centennial Celebration held on July 4 -- Visit the Centennial Exhibit 1916 • Eagle Theater opens – movies, vaudeville, summer stock…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Grant visited Bangor in October, 1871 as part of a delegation that officially opened the European and North American Railroad, which was intended to…"

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

"… the local semi-pro Guilford Advertisers and a visiting team from the Eastern Maine League. Athletic Field & Preble Farm, Guilford…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"In 1873-1875 a Scottish industrialist made visits to Lincoln on behalf of the Clark Thread Company. This soon gave him the idea to build."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… children, collectors, and other interested people visited the farm and its well-known carriage collection to hear Ken describe the important…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… the Singing Nuns from the Mercy Hospital to visit us.” Many teenagers participated at Mercy as Candy Stripers."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… between Britain and the United States; the 1838 visit of Ezekiel Holmes, the father of Maine Agriculture; the starch industry; and the railroad…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Henry David Thoreau during his 1846 visit to the city noted how Bangor was a bustling lumber town. Lumber along waterfront, Bangor, ca."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"They were visited by Gov. Washburn himself, who “alluded to the disappointment experienced by them in being detained so long from the active field…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"August 4, 1870: The new depot grounds were visited in a mysterious manner last Thursday night and our readers will remember was very dark."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"When he visited in August, 1911, he took only two photos in North Lubec; more than fifty in Eastport."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"He also visits schools and libraries and reads kids his stories. Many of Stephen King's readers recognize Maine because he is from Maine and has…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… of old-time education where students could visit and learn about education in the 19th century."