Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… on land granted to them for service in the French and Indian Wars and the Revolution. Most came from Massachusetts and coastal Maine."

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

"Many of these new people were French or English from the St. John Valley, eastern Canada, or southern Maine."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"The growth of the mills brought the French and the English into the community. The depression saw the closing of many of the mills and businesses and…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"It started on February 1st and ended on February 29th. In the storm, about 1 thousand people died. Written by Molly French"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… and imports, intended to punish the British and French and to force them to respect the authority of the newly formed American nation."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - National Blue Ribbon School

"… at least eighth graders - - Strong offers modern French to grades K-8; Enjoy a 95 percent average daily attendance by students and teachers; Show…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… same families who had fought with him during the French and Indian Wars in 1759 and again in putting down Shay’s Rebellion just the year before."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… 1621, long disagreements about the boundaries of French Acadie, and where to draw the line between colonial Massachusetts and Nova Scotia."

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

"The people that came to Stockholm were mainly French-Canadian, Swedish, or from the southern parts of Maine."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, Guilford, 1916Guilford Historical Society Meeting at the Guilford Odd Fellows Hall…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… Images from the Guilford Historical Society French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, Guilford, 1916Guilford Historical…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"During work on the French filmmaking pioneer Maurice Tourneur's movie Woman (1918), John van den Broeck, a 23-year-old Dutch cinematographer, slipped…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"Words and photographs of Hugh French and his students in the early Eighties, and of Frank Van Riper in the early Nineties showed how traditional the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… masts, so the map makers did not want the French to find these trees if they needed masts during wartime."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… through the years, escalating during the French and Indian War of the 1750s, when many European settlers were captured, killed, or had their homes…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… eleven times, five times in possession of the French and six times in the hands of the English.The British prevailed at the Battle of Quebec, which…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"By 1905, the French-speaking Catholics, primarily from Canada, formed their own St. John’s Church. They completed construction of an impressive…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… the dramatic rediscovery of the remains of the French settlement of 1604 on Bone Island (modern-day St. Croix Island) and Robert Pagan deposition."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… bias of US and British officials, both French-speakers in the Madawaska region and Wabanaki individuals, Tribes, and Nations, continue to suffer…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The French too were interested in lands of this area, but were largely content to trade and in some cases convert the native peoples to Catholicism."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Named for the French physicist and mathematician August Fresnel (fray-NEL), the 62-inch high third order cylindrical lens efficiently focuses light…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"It ranges from carameled apples to great French Fries from Maine potatoes to a lobster dinner. There is something for everyone."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… club, a junior Red Cross organization, and a French Club. Many clubs competed and won awards. They had a girl's glee club, boasting around sixty…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… “Brule-Cote,” meaning “Burnt-hill” in his native French, presumably due to evidence of past fires on the island."