Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"To this day, it is based in New Hampshire, keeping many cities' and towns' muster traditions going. Hallowell musters were probably sponsored or were…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"… a majority of the trade carried on by northern based/built ships was dependent on Southern exports."

Maine Aviation Historical Society & Maine Air Museum

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Milbridge Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 4 of 4

"… stole could fall into the category of garments based on a Dior design, and made under license in the United States for the retail market."

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

"… A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on her Diary, 1785-1812 (New York: Knopf, 1990)."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 3 of 6

"… championing their own dreams for the region based on different notions of legal title. Organized in 1749, the Kennebec Proprietors, also known as…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Army Air Base; the construction of the Presque Isle Air Base in 1941 kicked off a building boom in the city that lasted into the 1950s."

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… team, from its first meetings, envisioned a web-based presentation of Historic Hallowell. This is the beginning of that exhibit."

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… A Midwife's Tale, The Life of Martha Ballard Based On Her Diary, 1785-1812 a complete picture of Martha Ballard's life emerged: Martha Ballard was…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"… for me”, and left for the Hawaiian Air Force base. He took flying lessons, flew a 44 passenger aircraft and made “2 or 3” solo cross-country…"

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

"… gave a talk on Thomaston’s shipbuilding years, based on his research at the time, in which he provided the following statistics: 73 vessels were…"

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

"… valley were the Pequawket or Pigwacket tribe based on the headwaters of the Saco in the Fryeburg area (northern Saco River) and the Sokoki or Saco…"

Porter Memorial Library

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Friends of Wood Island Light

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Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… third graders to write, produce and film a movie based on their research. Another time middle school students worked with teacher Elizabeth…"

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… a lower dam to form a large holding basin at the base of the Falls, was the beginning of his influence in the Town’s development."

Early Maine Photography - Art

"… offered the option to have portraits painted based on photographic images. Others used photography to document their work and expose it to a wider…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… opposition to separation could no longer be based on the hindrance of the former Coasting Law, and many who had previously held out began to…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Use of traditional plant, animal, and mineral based dyes continued for some time while new dye "know how" and the chemical dye industry steadily grew."

Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners

"… to the database overtime, most notably Lewiston-based Coombs Firm, ultimately growing to about 6,400 commissions by the year 2020."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 2 of 6

"37 The Pejepscot Proprietors claim was heavily based on Native titles, their main rival, the Kennebec Proprietors claim was founded on an ancient…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… for her extensive archival research and place-based scholarship, Professor Brooks is the author of "The Common Pot: The Recovery of Native Space in…"