Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… were “Tell my Mother that I died fighting for my country.” Samuel Pinkham was another Cavalry soldier with ties to Strong."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… ink powder and water mixed together, while in the country, it was made of lampblack or tannic acid from oak trees mixed with light oil."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"This school, which opened on 8 April 1930, was the first in the nation to offer a campus-like flying school."

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

"… took over the industry, particularly from foreign countries where labor wages were much cheaper, netting has become much less remunerative for the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Significant Events

"… the nation it has played a significant part in the country's history and its impact has gone beyond the city's boundaries into the world arena."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"… passenger aircraft and made “2 or 3” solo cross-country flights in a biplane. JJeremiah worked for Delta Air Lines for seventeen years."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… and Phillips, advocates for public access to back-country recreation. This small grass-roots organization has developed a new commemorative trail…"

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…"

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)."

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…"

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."

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…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"… which was about four miles from her house in the country. Dorothy got involved with harness racing because her husband John enjoyed watching the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… there while also learning a love of horses and country life. Bonnie Smith of Yarmouth and Sheila Libby Alexander of Cape Elizabeth, riding…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"Owners and drivers come from around the country, though the purse is smaller than some, because of its relaxed, authentic atmosphere."

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…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"General depression swept the country. Some mines never got started. In the end, even the strong companies dwindled with diminishing markets and…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John P. Thomas

"… are distinctive interpretations of Tudor period country houses. They represent major examples of residential architecture built by men of wealth…"

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

"… Yarmouth There Were Two Villages Along the two country roads that passed through North Yarmouth, two village centers eventually developed."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… who had just got back from an excruciating cross country practice with Mr. Cox, complaining that their muscles hurt."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… until the boundary dispute was settled and the country, as a whole, passed through the trials and tribulations of Civil War."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"… of the largest cotton milling facilities in the country. Even when cotton manufacturing became scarce, they worked on army tents, wagon covers…"

Architecture & Landscape database - John Calvin Stevens

"… and received commissions from other parts of the country. Stevens was best known for his domestic architecture."