Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Amasa Loring writes that the minister’s children “were trained to habits of industry and economy so as to be examples to those of his flock”."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… and built a cottage there, where he continued his writing. Jacob II was the author of over 100 children’s books – the most well-known being the…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"The secretary for the board was to write Mr. Andrew Carnegie a letter asking for a grant to build the new library in Guilford."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… topic and what you know about this era to write a journal or diary entry pretending to be a person from back then." Excerpts from the journal of…"

Prince Memorial Library

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Stephen and Tabitha King X Stephen King Writing in His Home Office X Creating the Statue of Hannibal Hamlin Now Located in Downtown Bangor…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"The settlement of the boundary, coupled with the writings of Ezekiel Holmes, encouraged both the buildings of roads and the arrival of new settlers…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… in the academy included English, Latin, Greek, writing, the art of speaking, logic, philosophy, geography, arithmetic, and geometry."

St. Croix Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… and built a cottage there, where he continued his writing. After the death of his wife, Jacob moved to New York and his brother, Samuel P Abbott…"

Acadian Archives

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