Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"… records who was buried "near the Indian Camping Ground" which may have been south of Parker Point near what was referred to as Indian Point or…"

University of Maine at Presque Isle Library

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Life Story Center

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"… that the grain grown by the homesteaders could be ground into flour. With the mill as an additional resource, the homesteaders were able to be a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"1, 1857, thousands gathered on the circus grounds Summer Street in Bangor to watch the ascension of a yellow silk balloon named "Young America." It…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 2 of 2

"… Mary Michael approached her duties that, while grounded in her Catholic faith, embraced the universality of the spirit."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"In solid colors the ground will be a dead, rep-like fabric, and the velvet figure will be quite large.” This fashion for contrasting plain and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"A group of civilians known as the Ground Observer Corps watched the skies for enemy aircraft and then again during the Cold War of the 1950s."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… a virtual arboretum on the 10 acres of the school grounds. The “mountain” became known as Little Blue, shaped like Mt."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"But as I was gwine to say, they went out Saturday night and we went in Sunday morning with colors flying. That night we camped on the ground."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… miles down-river to Fort Pownal to have it ground. Although it took several years for the settlement to be established, several families came to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"Others picked the potatoes from the ground and put them in barrels. The hand digger on the right, demonstrated by Mr."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"The ground under his favorite oak tree shifted because of its proximity to the water and the freeze/thaw cycles, so his tomb had to be moved…"

Life on a Tidal River - Resources

""City Manager Wallace designs school grounds." Bangor Daily News Sept. 19, 1940, Print. "Sears Roebuck plans to locate store in Bangor." Bangor Daily…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"Research at a burial ground on Mill Island where Roundy and Wood first landed indicate that the native American presence here dated back to almost…"

Jonathan Fisher Memorial

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William Fogg Public Library

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Freeport Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… by painting it, making repairs, and keeping the grounds in shape. Our membership runs about 50 people, with two dozen or so actively involved."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"… supporting conservation measures in the fishing grounds they use. They are one of the few islands that created their own limits in local waters."

Westbrook Historical Society

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Tate House Museum

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Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 1 of 3

"… the newer, lighter style of design, an off-white ground, with dainty blue and white leafy serpentine stripes, and scattered floral sprays."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library

"The latter never got off the ground and the day care was active for several years before it was discontinued."