Maine Memory Network

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"The entire order of 60 women volunteered. Queen's Hospital entrance, Portland, ca. 1930 Queen's Hospital EntranceNorthern Light Mercy Hospital…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… medical care and personal counseling to pregnant women who lacked a private physician or were unable to afford care anywhere else."

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"The stories of the women here highlight not only their contributions to Mercy, but also the ties that the hospital has to communities across the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Fabric Adaptive Reuse

"… and new dresses required many yards of fabric, women were familiar with the custom of either themselves or their dressmakers altering and updating…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"1937 Crosby served as a role model for young women interested in the outdoors. Strong Historical Society Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby died on Armistice…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Themed Image Galleries

"… and dress collection consists of middle class women's wear, primarily dresses. There are gaps in representation, but as the examples in the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"Sometimes a group of women clubbed together to make the purchase and share. On the one hand, machine sewing mitigating the endless hours women spent…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"Jessie Franklin Turner was one of the many women who, from the beginnings of the American fashion industry in the 1920s, found opportunities in…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… class (fifteen total) were divided into five groups (one group for each exhibit topic) and assigned an exhibit topic."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Entering students in 1905 were separated into two groups according to age. The younger group took four years to complete the course requirements…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of Mathematics at Harvard and leader of the group of scientists who wished to record the eclipse, had to obtain permission from British forces, who…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"This group had meetings for the members and picnics that included their families. The meetings were sometimes about voting rights for black veterans."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… would be added, as well as two rooms for small group testing, and new gym bleachers. A special feature was a new handicapped accessible classroom…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… wood products industry, history of town schools, groups and organizations, and the story of the bridge."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"One group had the slogan, “A seat for every child.” Five teachers spent about two-week’s pay to purchase their own desks to assist in furnishing…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"In April, 1871, a group of farmers organized the Sandy River Cheese Company, the first in the state."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… of Fly Fishing in Manchester Vermont as part of an exhibit entitled: “A Graceful Rise – Women in Fly Fishing, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Fishermen and women would use bamboo for the material to make fishing poles back then. The bamboo was really weak so it kept breaking, and people had…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Eventually he safely made it back to his group's tents. He was a farmer in Strong after the war and died June 8, 1915, and is buried with his wife…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Men's Wear

"… frock and cutaway coats, and importantly, a group of high quality mid-twentieth century suits, which constitute a significant feature of the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Arts Study Club Program, Farmington, 1930-1931

"… Library Description A serious group of women devoted to the study of the arts in their many and various forms formed the Arts Study Club."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Ladies' Third Annual Banquet, Farmington, 1893

"This was organized by an ad hoc group of women rather than one of the organized clubs in Farmington."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"Fortunately, the MHS collection includes a group of early 1900s gowns in very good condition, among them Sarah E."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club

"Everywhere groups of women were found who eagerly seized the idea and shaped it according to their own conditions and needs."