Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Cunningham School

"… intended to be indestructible, but it caught fire in 1921. It was rebuilt in 1922. Its capacity was 250 students, but eventually served about 500."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Grant Memorial United Methodist Church

"… but on Friday, January 19, 1996, a raging fire destroyed the church. The beautiful stain glass windows were estimated at one million dollars when…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 3 of 3

"My grandmother cooked on a fire pit and got water from a well. My parents raised chickens for money and for meat."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"… 7, 1909, the original church was destroyed by fire. The new church cost 6000 dollars with an additional 1000 dollars for furnishings."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… face of withering hostile small arms and mortar fire, succeeded in placing an automatic rifle team in position to neutralize the enemy’s fire, thus…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… by participating in the robust import-export business that thrived in coastal waters off Mount Desert Island."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… the home until it was shut down because of State fire regulations in 1990. Medical implements from the Lincoln Historical Society collection X…"

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

"… Mount Desert as a place “to carry on the fishing business,” Abraham Somes met the island’s “Indian Governor” near Southwest Harbor, “bought” land…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… early demise as it became the first casualty of fire in 1825. North Guilford School House, 1912Guilford Historical Society A school was built…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866

"… added, "This gentleman was invited to come up and fire up the Irish and get them on a fever heat for the coming election ..." View additional…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"Today, many individuals and businesses in our year-round Mount Desert Island communities must finance the majority of the cost of the construction…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"Shipbuilding was also one of MDI’s early businesses. The sea has always played an important part of the survival of MDI."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… women were left to tend the farms, manage family business, care for the sick and elderly, raise children, and bear the awful news that too often…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - U.S. Flagship Hartford

"… sorry to inform you that I must get back to work, firing one of our five guns that are onboard the ship. I hope all is well back home."

Guilford, Maine - EXHIBITS

"… history of Guilford schools and survival after fires. GUILFORD SCHOOLS From Guilford's earliest days, groaning and stretching to become a town…"

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

"… this new Town Hall was occupied, the “Great Fire of 1837” decimated most of the early records thought to be safely in storage."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"… a long history of successful collaboration with businesses, organizations, and schools in the community."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Henry and Seth Clark were in the shipping business and operated a shipyard on Clark Point in Southwest Harbor."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"John sold this store business and building to his brother George in 1898, who, with the help of his father moved the structure back 75 feet from the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Inns

"He used to do a big business with birchbark frames. He didn’t have to go to Bar Harbor to sell them because people came to him.” Continue to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"(The largest physical manifestation of this endeavor still stands today and remains open for business, though no longer under Savage ownership: the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"A poor growing season and forest fires exacerbated the situation. Persistence and the determination to survive have been credited as the reasons the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… Soldiers receivd orders that the first Man that fired a round should have his head cut off." He added later that the building was torn down in…"

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

"… night may 12 1866 John Womans' Barn was set on fire E H Tebbets horse shed and 4 stores commencing at I W Pattens and running north Cyras Goss were…"