Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"You can learn more about the events and how you can help by visiting the Hallowell 250th website! Warren Street School, Hallowell, ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"He wrote that alewives ran first and as the weather warmed enough for pear trees to bloom, shad began running in the river."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fred Ryder, Bangor, 1864

"He sold candy on the streets. In cold weather, he visited John Martin's store on Center Street and asked for work."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"Some large events the Tiger was in are fires while others were parades. One fire case was on Fourth of July, 1962."

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… determined that women who were widowed by such events would not be abandoned. During the 1840s, they established the privately-endowed Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Many events happened to people during this time. The ice storm happened because of high and low pressures coming together."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"11, 2011). Wikipedia; Muster (event). 17 Jan. 2011. wikipedia. 5 Apr. 2011 <http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Muster_%28event%29>. Unknown, Unknown."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Even though there are events that haven’t been recorded, the flood will never be forgotten. Written by Andrea Fredericks Flood, Jppa viewed from…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"Pike contains daily weather commentary. Sunday July 2 "came in with a light breeze southwest and fine weather" and the same but cloudy skies…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aerial Photography

"… harnessed the new technology to capture major events and scenes throughout Maine. Geographic features, natural disasters, and celebrations were all…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"The event “guaranteed an affair that will take rank with the greatest of its kind that has been held in the country.” The centennial committee…"

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"Special Events By: Carrie Fellows The Special Events Exhibit will show you celebrations and events back to 1904 up to the current day River Festival…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… the paper featured celebrity outings, public events, celebrations, and one of Gannett’s favorite activities—aviation."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"One of the most photographed events at the convention was a lobster bake and buffet held at the hotel."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"Every Saturday night, weather permitting, they would meet on a different island for a dance. You can imagine taking a boat to an island for a dance…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… to the scenic village along the Kennebec, the weather was mild for it was August and not bitter cold and snow that had hindered their previous…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… they must go the whole figure if it was cold weather – they returned in ten days and commenced housekeeping immediately, as they previously…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… challenges included freshets (floods), fires and weather. A freshet is described as a flash flood or flood resulting from a spring thaw."

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

"… in calm and fine, later warm," clearly excellent weather for the ceremony. According to the Lubec Herald’s front page for Wednesday, July 12 (no…"

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

"Some 56 inches of snow had fallen. Cold weather had prevailed and everybody had decided that a solid winter had set in."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… popular because they were thicker from colder weather. Gordon’s farms were widely known and people wanted to go to a famous place to by furs to…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… SnowNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Maine Weather: Don’t like it? Just wait a minute Climate trends, including a “Little Ice Age,” a…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… pioneer spirit has helped the citizens of Lincoln weather fires and floods, economic disasters, and the losses and changes that come to any town as…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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