Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince residence, Bangor, 1850

"… to give an outline of Rufus Prince's brick dwelling on the next page although it is a very difficult building to show as the front & face is east &…"

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

"Architecture The original state-constructed dwellings (as well as those subsequently built by the first settlers) were 18’ X 26’ rectangular…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… boards, staves, and shingles needed for boats, dwellings, barns, fences, and barrels. They cut hay in the salt marshes and turned ancient forest…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Fires - 1849 to 1924

"… and the guardroom, along with the Warden’s brick dwelling. The hospital and some of the workshops were spared."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… II and Climena, was one example of the Asticou dwellings that should have been built on wheels. It was originally built and sited around 1820 near…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… forced to seek refuge at the fort when their dwellings and livestock were destroyed, for the most part, through confusion and misunderstanding by…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… grantees settle 60 Protestant families, build 60 dwelling-houses and a meeting-house, and settle a minister within six years, or failing this, by…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… twelve miles into the woods from the nearest dwelling. They traveled through four feet of snow, but could not find the camp."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Within 24 hours, 20 business facilities and dwellings burned, and 100 families were made homeless. The mysterious shipwreck of The Don, off the coast…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… dates are the most interesting points the mind dwells on and all history is based on these points."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"As with many of the other long-standing dwellings and structures in Asticou, it will be interesting to trace the journey and uses of the Old Ell and…"

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

"… Historical Society Residents of more modest dwellings also manifested muncipal devotion with streamers, stars, and stripes."

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

"… “Have worked on 83 vessels more or less – 84 dwelling houses, 12 school houses, 14 meeting houses [among them the first congregational and baptist…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… with two rooms on the first floor to be used as a dwelling and a storage room upstairs. They planted vegetables and flax for weaving, bought two…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… 16 remained all of that winter alone in the small dwelling. They trapped and hunted in order to survive and were much relieved when the family…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… the time that Braden stall more resembled a royal dwelling than a horse stable. After racing season, he was “presented” and took a place in his…"

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.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… grounds and accessing Main Street between the dwelling houses of Daniel Beedy and Lorin Sweet seemed from the start to be the one that would be…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… their businesses; cleared trees; built dwellings, wharves and stores; and returned to the pursuit of their lucrative border trade."