Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… Directum J in three consecutive heats at the Island Park Raceway in Woodstock, New Brunswick. John R Braden competed in his first race in Presque…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… hold one more position at another company; the Island and Pacific railroad company in Chicago, in 1903 and become vice-president of that company."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… brick structures, and other buildings on the Island, and manage the mills. Their arrival increased the need for low-cost, reliable housing, which…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Marcia, Little Diamond Island, 1950Northern Light Mercy Hospital By 1830, church officials were strongly encouraging Catherine McAuley to stabilize…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… The Stewarts hailed from Martha’s Vineyard – an island just off the coast of Cape Cod, Mass. Their roots went back several generations on the…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"John Allan lived on Eastport’s Moose Island in retirement. And patriot Hopley Yeaton, native of New Hampshire and appointed by President Washington…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… there used to be (just think of all those "sheep islands" up and down the coast). 4H groups are still strong in surrounding communities, and there…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… down the Neck minus their headlights, the drivers would secure their cargo, and slip away towards Bangor and Mount Desert Island. Next Page"

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

"… inspired New York investors to come there was a well-established and well-known fishery involving harvesting herring for smoking and pickling."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Philippines where he authored a history of the Islands. Sources Bangs, Carrie, “Klondike: The Gold from Sea Water Story Promoted by the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… in 1928, the Billings District in 1921, the Long Island District in 1920, and the West Blue Hill District in 1916."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"In 1738 Georgetown was enlarged by the addition of Parkers Island (the current Georgetown), Phippsburg, Woolwich and the area now known as Bath and…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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