Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… to remote areas; instead, they made their homes close to water routes. However as population grew and shoreline timber was depleted, it became…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"In 2001 the last canning plant in Lubec closed. Between 1880 and 2001, the industry provides a microcosm of American history."

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

"… the left side of Washington Street, Highway 189, close in proximity to the future Lubec side bridge approach."

Bangor Public Library

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Colby College Special Collections

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… wooden ships decreased, most of Bath’s shipyards closed. World War I created an increased demand for ships, resulting in the opening of new yards…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… died in [the] town on the schoolboy level for close to five years. The 1927 yearbook had a drawing of the death of basketball, born in the season…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"She also remembers her team being very close, providing great teamwork. Now the boys team had the road to the famous “Gold Ball” (the trophy given to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… the day a “holiday” with shops and businesses closed so residents could attend the event. A banner, “Welcome Gould”, was placed across the main…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… of Benjamin and Phebe Abbott of Temple (no close relationship to Jacob Abbott). Lydia, in her own right, was well educated, having spent some of…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"She stayed with relatives that were close in the area. After graduating from Bangor High School, she attended Elmira College in New York."