Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… Officer, was killed by Japanese bombers at the battle of Savo Island, August 28,1942, while serving on the USS Quincy, a Navy cruiser."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Five times the three kings battled, and on the final score The Braden Hoss was at the top, and looked around for more."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… the area around which much of the activity of the Battle of Hampden took place, was incorporated on March 1, 1803."

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"… from Lincoln might of affected the outcome of the battles. When we sent out 168 people, some of those people were fathers and grandfathers and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… Taylor, and Chisholm School, coached by Lapointe, battling each week for local supremacy. All of this had a hand in the early days of building what…"

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

"Isaiah gave up his horse in the heat of battle to his commander, so the Confederates would not capture the leaders."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… routine, accomplishing much, losing occasional battles, and rolling along like a floating leaf borne by a babbling stream, always moving, always…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Avery was killed in action at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Lubec’s first war casualty. By the end of the war 14 soldiers had been wounded, with 26…"

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

"Battle-Axe Factory, Lubec, 1900 Lubec Historical Society From the first perspective: The Lawrences were another family with long involvements in the…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… of the fact that these people fought and lost a battle for their very existence on land they had called home so many decades before the coming of…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Colby College Special Collections

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… towns, local firefighters tried unsuccessfully to battle the inferno. Lewiston and Portland quickly sent fire-fighting equipment on freight trains…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Brady Gang on its Central Street and an a gun battle ensued. Dow Field Anniversary ParadeBangor Public Library By 1940, war had broken out in…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"While battles were being fought around them, islanders continued to live as best they could, farming and fishing as they had done since the island…"