Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"Williams was hired as principal. In the spring of 1890 the first class graduated from North New Portland High School."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… and summer residents began to shop at the Durkee, Williams Brothers, and Pendleton & Coffin stores. Worship services were offered at the Second…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… by the 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of the William S. Cohen School. Images are from the Bangor Historical Society."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… by The 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of the William S. Cohen School Images from Bangor Public Library, Bangor Daily News and Bangor Historical…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"DVD. (M) *Watch this video online!* Fairburn, William Armstrong. Merchant Sail. Center Lovell, Me.: Fairburn Marine Educational Foundation, 1955."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"The Inn was designed by William R. Emerson, who figured importantly in the development of the shingle style of architecture."

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"William Moor and his brother Daniel Moor Jr. navigated the first steamboat. Also, the first steamboat came to Lincoln on May 27, 1847 and continued…"

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… were: Samuel, Jonathan, Nicholas, David, and William. His sisters were: Sarah, Betsy, and Charlotte."

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

"The church was built when William Marsh was pastor. It is located at the intersection of Lee Road and Main Street."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"Jenima and Aaron had 10 children: Jenima, William, Alice, Milton, Warren, James, Adaline, Charles, Laura, and Hannah."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"The owners were William P. Leighton, Peleg T. Jones, H.G. Coburn, the Libby brothers, H.H. Fiske, the Woods brothers, Samuel H."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Mohney A short history of Cumberland libraries by Grace Trappan The history of Portland by William Willis Text by Thomas C. Bennett"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… Yarmouth and Yarmouth, A History: 1636-1936, William Rowe observed that “In early New England the history of the church is the history of the…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Chisholm II, and grandson, William H Chisholm until the sale of the Oxford Paper Company to the Ethyl Corporation in 1966."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"Building Boom and Piers above the Falls By William N. Weston & Nghia Ha Images contributed by Rumford Area Historical Society The pictures to the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"William Stevens residence, South Windham, 1869Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Fannie Stevens died in 1931 and Ella (1869-1945)…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"John and Sarah Williams Young, Hallowell, ca. 1864Maine Historical Society Early in life Jim Vickery became fascinated with history."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… current events relating to air travel intently, William Howard Gannett flew his plane all over the world and even sent back international news to…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Williams, Gregory Howard, Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black, 1995, Plume Books, New York."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Shubael Williams is said to have been the first settler on Islesboro, arriving in 1764 from Stonington, Connecticut."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"William settled in the town of Industry where he and his wife raised eleven children. However, one resource says that John was born in a log-cabin in…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… by The 7th Grade Maine Studies Students of the William S. Cohen School. Images provided by Bangor historical journalist Richard Shaw."

Otisfield Historical Society

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