Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… necessitated his Old Orchard stop, which drew the attention of locals and tourists. Local police offers guarded Lindbergh's plane, "Spirit of St."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… check the cabins to check who needs some special attention. At night, for dinner we have huge feasts, which whoever is invited MUST bring one plate…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"It called attention to the suffering of public education in Maine due to an overwhelming amount of “incompetent teachers,” and set out terms for the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"A part of those who remained seemed to be very attentive to the sick and wounded rebels but were the most bitter secessionists and looked, if at all…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"As the settlements grew, attention was given to roads and ferries. In 1658, the Massachusetts court passed an ordinance requiring ferries for…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… adopted Swan’s name, but was deprived of his attention as he continued in other business endeavors."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"With the Sagadahock House getting all the attention, the focus was also going to the stores in the hotel. Smith's was a laundry facility and A.G."

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

"… riding arena and large barn that attracted the attention of a local foreign automobile dealer. Horace "Ken" Sowles had been collecting…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… its bright symbols and colorful rituals held the attention of the native people and they came to love the faithful Father Rasle sent to them from…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… went to the “can-makers” for their expert attentions soldering the sides and bottoms together. This is how the work was done in Smillie’s time."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… to Aroostook agriculture, as it directed the attention of starch manufacturers to this fertile region, and it was found that the soil was…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… and superiority of the Academy had attracted much attention, but this had begun to fade in the early to middle twentieth century."

Acadian Archives

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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