Maine Memory Network

Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"Soon after, Russell left to fight in World War II. Two children riding a snow horse, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"… faded out on Swan's Island, and were inactive by World War II. Island resident Marion Stinson speaks of the hall: "I remember just one play there…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"… had success in other parts of the country and world. The waters around Swan’s Island seemed a good fit for salmon farming."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"… and gender in early America and the Atlantic World. At the time this essay was written (2022), Prof."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"… — more than a million people around the world who come together to assist professional researchers."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"… before and during the Civil War and during World War II. It is for this reason that you will see simple citations for the newspapers we used in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… thoughtful citizens of our community, nation, and world. The students in Mrs. Della Martin's 8th grade class contributed the exhibit on…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"Two of these wars, the Civil War and World War II were without question the costliest in terms of manpower and materiel."

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"… vaccine not only in the United States, but in the world, and the results Vaughan forwarded to Jenner helped him win Parliamentary approval of the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… of the area, the state, the nation, and the world. Inventors, Designers, Musicians, and Artists Leonard Atwood 1852-1902: "Father of the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"Vice President (1861-1865), Hannibal Hamlin, world renowned author Stephen King, Major League baseball player Mike Bordick, and NASCAR driver Ricky…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… sunk by a torpedo in the South Atlantic during World War II on June 2, 1942. Morse Shipyard, Water Street, Thomaston, Maine c 1940Thomaston…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… from fertilizer to molasses all over the world. In Aug 1937 she loaded 1,500,000’ of lumber at Halifax and sailed for Belfast, Ireland."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… Society During the 1940s through the 1970s, the world bypassed Thomaston and the area, sparing the town from redevelopment projects occurring…"

Life on a Tidal River - Fashion of the '40s

"In general, World War II generated a mind-set of "make do" and "mend". War time fashion restrictions included hose (today we would call them…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… than that of other thriving areas in the Old World, and commenced to prove it by arranging his own experimental colony."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… would bring across the sea with them from the Old World. However poorly Maine's native peoples faired after contact with Europeans, only the…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… is the largest manufacturer of golf tees in the world. Pride Sales Agency was established in 1930 in Tampa, Florida by Fletcher Pride to…"

John Bapst Memorial High School

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Belfast Historical Society

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William Fogg Public Library

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Seal Cove Auto Museum

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