Maine Memory Network

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Colby College Special Collections

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… to Tom Savage’s house at 8 Asticou Way, and one can still see hand-carved graffiti of John C. Savage’s hired hand, Harry Merchant, in the roof…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… berries with an equal quantity of tallow, you can make beautiful candles that are firm and excellent for use."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… Road, in a quiet country setting where people can picnic and enjoy the cold water of the Carrabassett River and take in the splendor of the old…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… to be the only resident of Wheelersborough who can positively be proven to have gone to the War. There were other veterans of the War living in…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… is a very historic city and should do whatever we can to hold onto and preserve its rich history. Merchants' Row X Merchants' Row is the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"… and would be thankful for one as often as you can send without inconvenience to yourself. I really hope you did not read the whole of that letter…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"… We grew lots of our foods from gardens and canned lots of it to keep it fresh longer. How’d you get water? They had a water system at the time."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The tennis court is now gone and all that can be seen is a flattened area where pines have grown up."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"Fish packing plants in South Blue Hill canned clams, mackerel, and herring. Local men fished through the ice for smelt in the winter, packing them…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"Harris' Social Studies class can be viewed below: Austin Smith "Research your topic and summarize the ‘who, what, when, and where’ in the form of a…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"Koscuiszka's class can be viewed below: St. Mary's Catholic Church, Lincoln, ca. 1920Lincoln Historical Society Justin Chan "Research your…"

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

"… ship’s remains and today some of those remains can still be seen at Higgins Beach. Fannie and Edith Fannie and Edith Shipwreck, Scarborough…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"Visitors can easily access beaches, shopping, Beech Ridge Speedway and Scarborough Downs from the highway; and residents have access to a high-speed…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… the lobster canning factories were converted to can clams instead. In 1895 H.W. Joyce built a sardine factory for the herring that were plentiful…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… of this important community characteristic can still be seen from many subtle vantage points."

Acadian Archives

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"If you have a sharp eye you can still look at some of the trees in the forest that are still bent over and damaged."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"You can imagine how little time the teams had to practice and play. In the little time that they got for playing, the hall was so crowded that…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… and a Native American presence in Northern Maine can be found in the archaeological record and the landscape."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… newspaper article, but no official recorded date can be found. In terms of the building itself, the Music Hall was a fairly large, rectangular…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… after studying and contact with Cohen, “People can come from all walks of background and, though education, application and aspirations, accomplish…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… Grace, painted a picture of the front door! You can see the originals in scrapbooks at the library."