Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… been at Dunstan Landing and other yards were at Black Point on the Nonesuch River and the Libby River.(1) By the 1840s, a railroad drawbridge…"

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… an article about an upcoming NAACP event for Black History Month on Malaga. The article detailed Malaga’s history, including the myths Matt…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… Lincoln Pulp and Paper and began to manufacture “black ash” or sodium carbonate pulp. From 1899 to 1908, the mill built its reputation on the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… 1936Hubbard Free Library This flood from the black and white days, was one of worst floods recorded in Maine's history."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Bennett, Black robe on the Kennebec by Mary R. Calvert, and Dawn Over the Kennebec by Mary R. Calvert."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"To the best of my knowledge, that black rod iron fence on the Main Street side of the park is part of the original."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… town.” In conclusion Miss Evelyn Pike unveiled a black granite tablet. The monument is on the Pleasant Street edge of the park, and reads “Lubec…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Ancient volcanic basalt, black and craggy, defile the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay. Early navigators petitioned for protection from the treacherous…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"As soon as we took possession, the blacks were set to work on the street, which was in a bad condition."

Acadian Archives

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"A fifty-year old community of black and multi-race families was destroyed. Six months later, the State sold Malaga to the highest bidder for sixteen…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"… on to play basketball on the University of Maine Black Bears squad. Coming into the tournament, Hampden was ranked number 9 in Eastern Maine."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Hanson Black Robe on the Kennebec by Mary Calvert Skowhegan Community In partnership with the Maine Memory Network | Project of Maine Historical…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… by Foss' Dance Orchestra, then came the Fine Black Aces. New Portland seems to have a rich musical history."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"These photographs were taken with an early black-and-white instant Polaroid camera. Piers under construction for bridge, Lubec, 1961 Lubec…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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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.

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… was thrown, twigs, bark, and all, into a big black kettle and boiled on their Franklin stove. After cooking to the consistency of molasses, it was…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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