Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Post-Mortem & Mourning

"The contrast of the white linen and the black background further serve to isolate Mrs. Herbert’s head in the picture."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1800-1830 - Page 1 of 2

"… high waist, draw string, oval neck, puff sleeved, black gauze overdress is all that survives to record what Zilpah Wadsworth Longfellow wore in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"Lincoln Historical Society. Black Binder ed. Vol. 1&2. Hawkins, Alan H. "Lincoln Society Saves School." Lincoln Historical Society. Black Binder ed."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… King William King, son of Richard King and Mary Black King, was born 9 February 1768 in Scarborough."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… school master taught alternately ¼ of the time at Black Point and then at Dunstan. In 1735 the town hired another school master, Robert Bailey."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The Black Mountain Ski Resort now features skiing for the family at affordable rates, a tubing hill for the non-skier, and a modern, up-to-date lodge…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… were obtained later on in 1846 from Colonel John Black of Ellsworth, Attorney for the heirs of the William Bingham estate (see Hancock County…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"King “its a never ending storm”. “It was pitch black. You could not see a thing at night” said Bruce Bell. “It brought our family together”."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Mosquitoes, black flies, leeches, and moose flies were all annoyances that the loggers had to put up with."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - About the Team

"… by Sheila Libby Alexander, Ursula Baier, Carol Black, Ronald Dolloff, Lee Dunn, Butch Goff, Grapheteria, Mark Heath, Holly Hurd, Val Johnson…"

Old York Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… meetings were sometimes about voting rights for black veterans. During the picnics they also talked about life and the war."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… it was often quicker to travel from Dunstan to Black Point via boat. Travel of any distance was usually via boat or horseback."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… Killelea recalled the heating conditions at Black Point School in the 1930s. She said, “Each year the lavatory and drinking fountain at the front…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"It’s a time when blacks and whites weren’t supposed to be living together in the same household. The races, even in the north that was supposedly so…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… Gordon fox farm; silver, which was most popular, black, and red. Fox farms were invented so people could sell the pelts for a profit."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"… Library, the Bath Historical Society, and the Black House teachers at Bath Middle School were informed that they had been chosen as one of eight…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"Davenport Memorial and City Hall Text by Rebecca Black, Christie Duffy, Courtney McKinney, and Brook Mitchell 7th grade students at Bath Middle…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… Streets of Lincoln." Lincoln Historical Society: Black Binder 1 & 2. Print. Fellows, Dana Willis. History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… Gary saved was Michael Durant, the pilot of the Black Hawk helicopter. Gary’s last words to Michael were “Good luck” and Gary handed Michael his…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"Personal Glimpses of the Early Settlers of Lincoln Maine. Print. Lincoln Historical Society. 4th ed. Lincoln. Print. “Black Binder 1&2”."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… Mattawamkeag was rented out to the Army to house black soldiers who guarded the rail during that time."