Maine Memory Network

Colby College Special Collections

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"The entire Mercy staff stood on high alert to deal with the fires, which eventually killed 16 people and destroyed 200,000 acres."

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

"… Committee's vote unanimous; transition team to deal with details." Bangor Daily News. 11 Dec 1997. Maine Newstand. Web. April 24, 2013. William S."

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

"… and a balanced and self-disciplined way of dealing with one’s appetites. This movement first started in Saratoga, NY in 1808."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… the 1955 Bangor Auditorium saw NBA, minor league, college and high school basketball, high school and college graduations, fairs fair events…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"Our advance had a great deal of skirmishing with them but no regular battle for they made no stand until they got into Richmond. Our division, i.e."

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.

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… there were just a lot of things that were hard to deal with. Q: Overall, how well do you think Hallowell recovered and repaired after the disaster…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmers “had a great deal to do with town government, and through the influence of the Grange, they assisted in determining state policies.” Many of…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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