Maine Memory Network

Winter Harbor Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Maine State Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"A town project was reportedly never so well organized. Those who could not make monetary donations could make fudge, cream puffs, a pie, or a batch…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"Abram High School and four MSAD 58 schools, as well Strong town office building, have switched to pellet boilers, and the mill contributes…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"He was well known up and down the New England coast for his fishing success and business prowess. From 1878 to 1889 he captained the Augusta E."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"… Rumford was also evident in its religious life as well. The earliest settlers were of the Protestant faith, represented by Congregationalists, who…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"During those years he engaged the most well-to-do farmer of the area, Waldo Pettengill of Rumford Center, as his business agent to procure the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Ridlon arrived in Mexico. He was well aware of the growth taking place in the area. Across the river were the Rumford Falls Paper Company, Rumford…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"These apartment complexes housed many of the less well-paid workers of the mills. According to a Rumford Falls Times article of August 4, 1923 by a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… Library at the University of New England this volume also has been digitized. It is fully transcribed as well and is presented on this site."

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… the poor and care for the sick in their homes, as well as to train low income women as domestic servants and find local employment opportunities…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… to visit the state’s eight women’s shelters, as well as welfare offices and hubs of other services."

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Schools and public places closed as well. In neighboring towns like Bath, people tagged their houses with white cards or red letters warning people…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"… Florence Nightingale as an inspiration to her, as well as Catherine McAuley, who she believed was “a wonderful example of a nurse leader,” even…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… MHS' 2015 exhibition Early Maine Photography, as well as Maine Photography: A History 1840-2015, co-authored by Shettleworth, Libby Bischof and…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"Grayson would do some of the flying as well. Frances Grayson, Old Orchard Beach, 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media While living in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"It is important to recall that borders connect as well as separate, and that the international boundary has often been used strategically in local…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… to him only spoke off the record about these “Well, what I heard was…” stories. Frustrated that he couldn’t get anywhere with his research, he gave…"

Acadian Archives

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Eastern Maine Medical Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… be turned into flour, food crops were planted, as well as oats for livestock. Apple orchards were quickly established."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"His children, well educated, and equally as industrious, continued his legacy through their efforts."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.