Maine Memory Network

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… club had 655 members and was the largest in the country in proportion to its city's population (about 70,000)."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 2 of 5

"… the two, generally referred to as the “Sagadahock Country.” While the charter gave Massachusetts full jurisdiction over Plymouth and the Province…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"… Society New Sweden has a long history of cross country skiing and is known as the birthplace of nordic skiing in America."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"… in 2000 for the United States; some other countries would be able to watch it earlier. Marley played an ignorant yet comical Detective Greenly…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… Society Many workers came from European countries, and to meet the needs of a rising population, boarding houses and stores opened in every…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"… the island was used in buildings all over the country. Most notable were the Congressional Library, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Philadelphia Mint…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"… of Bar Harbor were popular all across the country in the second half of the nineteenth century."

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"… and parts of Canada, and worried the whole country. The Red Cross spent $30,000 on operating shelters for the elderly or for people who were put…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"Other areas of the country used bags or baskets to do this. A barrel is about 19 inches (48 cm) in diameter across the top and about 30 inches (76…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"… outline of causes of war and its results to our country, with organization, company, and individual records, by Charles J. House."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… the same way as many parts of the state and the country. In the urban areas of Maine, ethnic tensions and nativist hatreds rose through the 1920's…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"… or just enjoy living in the solitude of a country home. Some TLC is required, but what a place once it is done.” Across the road from the Wharff…"

Maine Granite Industry Historical Society

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"Salmon farming had success in other parts of the country and world. The waters around Swan’s Island seemed a good fit for salmon farming."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… greatest of its kind that has been held in the country.” The centennial committee organized a series of grand activities including an exposition…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 3 of 7

"… Adam Winthrop argued that, as “the custom of the country,” deeds from the Wabanakis stood on equal footing to those from the crown."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"… museums, and historical organizations across the country steward important collections" and strengthen "efforts to extend the reach of such…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"1912 Blue Hill Historical Society The Blue Hill Country Club, on the west side of the inner harbor, began at the turn of the twentieth century."

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"On December 11, l942, with the country embroiled in World War II, he answered the call to duty and enlisted in the US Marine Corps."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"He chose to serve his country right out of high school at the age of 18. Instead of going off for further education in college, he chose to serve on…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"We have wars that are going on with different countries about things that make very little sense to me."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… expansion to meet the needs of a rapid growing country. Between 1914 and 1918, three new paper machines were installed, A, B, and C in the south…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The golf course was renamed The Blue Hill Country Club in 1928. The Blue Hill Country Club hosted and continues to host social functions."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"… the largest state to produce potatoes in the country. All they needed was a train to transport them."