Maine Memory Network

Old Orchard Beach Historical Society

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New Hampshire Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… office in the Empire State Building in New York City to further market the ever increasing fabric offerings."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… Hill Standpipe, which supplied the water for the city of Bangor, were extinguished, and the tower itself was camouflaged with drab olive paint."

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Bangor Public Library

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Construction of a new office on the site of the old office began almost before the last ember died. Lincoln Area Hit by Flood Lincoln is a unique…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… and Brewer by trolley, Riverside Park offered city dwellers from all classes a diversion from urban life, a day of amusement in the country."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… away from the hustle and bustle of a fast paced city lifestyle. Blue Hill offered a quiet and scenic place to spend long summers."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"After two years of doing this in the Minneapolis city engineer's office he entered the field himself."

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

"… Society A Centennial Mystery The German namesake city sent more than a congratulatory telegram in 1911, for the Lubec Herald reported on “a huge…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… find a Starbucks and the hustle and bustle of the city, or where you’ll find outhouses outside of every small shack."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… and others focused on getting individual towns, cities, and states to allow women the right to vote."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"(M) Downs, Jacques M. The cities on the Saco. Norfolk, Va.: Donning Company, 1985. (N, A) Emery, Edwin. The history of Sanford, Maine, 1661-1900. Ed."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… services at the hospital, coordinating with city and state welfare agencies. Desmond and other staff noticed that many patients—particularly those…"

Mercy Hospital - The Spanish Flu

"Churches in the city held open air masses to prevent infections from spreading. Schools and public places closed as well."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Yeaton, America’s first commissioned naval officer, was sent to the Passamaquoddy region, charged with curtailing the growth of smuggling there."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… visitors now bring domestic servants from their city homes, preferring to rely on islanders as cooks, interior home workers and nursemaids for…"

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

"… residents are retirees from successful careers in cities to the south. This post-war immigration has helped support a thriving public library…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"In 1966 the town built a consolidated post office in a central location, and closed all other existing post offices."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… was one of these people that helped the great city of Bangor become better-known. Curtis was an American commercial businessman and was mainly…"

Eastern Maine Medical 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.

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… eight months for the building up of a prosperous city around the fabled gold producing plant, dashed.” Even though many investors, very few from…"