Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - RESOURCES

"… Cemetery Burial Records, historical objects and documents, original photos GUILFORD INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES: Town of Guilford Guilford Historical…"

Guilford, Maine - WELCOME

"… your brief visit with us through this living document as we journey back to a former age to explore the times and trials that forged our collective…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"There is no documentation for either theory. We do know the stream was renamed Vaughan Stream after the Vaughan Family inherited it from Benjamin…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Martin swing, Center Street, Bangor, 1864

"… swing in a journal he began writing in 1864 to document his life and activities. He wrote of that it was "the easiest swing I ever sit in,"…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Life Magazine sent reporters to Islesboro to document the transition to the dial system. Being an inhabited island off the coast of Maine, a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… he began writing in 1864 as he reflected on and documented his life and experiences. He wrote of the plow that he "went into the woods and found…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… of a journal he wrote and illustrated in 1864 to document his life and activities for his children. Martin included the drawing of the Fiske Block…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… Historical Society (BHS) PFL and BHS archived documents, ledgers, letters, objects. Sagadahoc Preservation Inc."

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 1 of 2

"… owner, a family member or descendant, written documentation, maker labels, place of origin; or be established by other means."

Historic Clothing Collection - Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society - Page 2 of 3

"Fashion provides historical context, documenting how people communicated, built, or maintained relationships, formed identities, or drew connections…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"Its nomination document read in part: Joshua Wingate House, Union Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library In Hallowell, Maine, is…"

Bridgton Historical Society

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

"… of early Lincoln and to preserve artifacts and documents from early Lincoln. The building that they used for the historical society was the primary…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… “bought” land from him for a gallon of rum, and documented the deal on a piece of birch bark—which he somehow lost. A “fishy” story, now legendary."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Site Navigation Tips

"For instance, sometimes the document is written on printed letterhead that has larger or smaller type and logos or other designs on it."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… that it wasn't a safe place to store valuable documents because it didn't have a safe to hold the files."

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"Her diary in 1793 documents the appearance in town of what had to be a truly unusual event, the arrival of an itinerant "Negro woman doctor." Just…"

Rockland Historical Society

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Monson Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… in the Munsungan Lake area, the physical evidence documenting Native American activity is missing from the Aroostook River drainage for the peoples…"

Pittsfield Historical Society

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… 148-183 and Webb, Lee, “Maine’s Constitution: A Document Made by Men at a Specific Time.” [33] For a thorough analysis of the Missouri Compromise…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… members, detailed dance steps, and otherwise documented the importance of dancing as an amusement and as a indication of status."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… People revel in weather extremes, and eagerly document their suffering with photographs. The January 11th Lubec Herald also reported that by…"