Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… R.N.R.T., supervisor of the hospital’s X-Ray Department, the school achieved accreditation by the American Registry of X-Ray Technicians in 1957."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Many women were enlisted to do work in all departments of the mills and keep production rates up for needed war supplies."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… no nearby doctors, hospitals, grocery stores or department stores. Long distance communication occurred by written letter and mail."

Maine State Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"Clark (Department Store) at 25 cents each.” So advertised the Lubec Herald newspaper in its June 21, 1911 issue, the 100th birthday of the Town of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"C., where he served in Ordnance Department until the close of the war. Returning to Mexico in 1865, he bought back his old store at the Corner and…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"By the end of the war 14 soldiers had been wounded, with 26 killed in battle or having died in hospital."

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.

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Clark Department Store (later Unobskey’s) on Water Street. Clicking on this picture then zooming in reveals the eleven-foot framed etching across the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… under George Washington as Secretary of the Department of War, began acquiring large parcels of the Waldo Patent, the before-mention tract of land…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The Corporation also subsidized the fire department and police department. Eventually it provided the first street and traffic lights."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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