Maine Memory Network

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"… in the 1970s it became the Fernwood Grange Hall. A town meeting was held on September 19, 1972 at which time the town authorized the selectmen to…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… of amusements included a bowling alley, a dance hall, a merry-go-round, swings, a shooting gallery, a baseball throw, exhibit booths, movies, and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"He was taken to Bangor City Hall. Gang leader Brady's burial, Bangor, 1937Bangor Historical Society Al Brady's body was never claimed so he…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"Today Kneisel Hall draws chamber music faculty and students from across the country and the town is known for the diversity and richness of its…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… a hose house on School Street beside the old town hall. The new hose house had high towers for hanging hose to dry and a large stove to heat."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"… Gary Gordon Memorial in front of the Masonic Hall/Town Office X Gary Gordon is a well-known man in his hometown of Lincoln, Maine."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas S. Libby

"… of him for his family behind the Burlington town hall. Thomas S. Libby grew up on a farm, got an education, worked to assist the town, had a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… Road, at the high school graduation in the Town Hall. He continued to play at the high school for over fifty years, accompanied by pianist Addie…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Coral Adams, Mrs. Esther Hill and Mrs. Olive M. Hall. The library's catalogue was printed on cards, and as new books were ordered, new cards were…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"A good blacksmith was invaluable. A dance hall provided entertainment, as did traveling theater companies, minstrel shows and the movie theater…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… of births, deaths and marriages held in the Town Hall vault. Phebe's Hymnal Zoom in on right page.Surry Historical Society Phebe’s second…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"The Coolidges, Halls, Lelands, Kings, Wheelwrights and Townsends were among the families living there."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… dining room in the basement, theater and dance hall on the ground floor, balcony and dressing rooms on the second floor, and the IOOF Lodge on the…"

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Westport Island History Committee

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"… on the first floor, a handsome reception hall, a library, and a parlor or dining room. The second floor has six roomy chambers so arranged as to be…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… Library Arthur Gilpatrick owned a recreation hall with a bowling alley, pool tables and a snack bar."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… Hallowell Flood 1896Hubbard Free Library The Hall-Dale 7th Grade, of Farmingdale, Maine, has been working since February of 2010, to create an…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… Farmington State Normal School began in Beal's Hall, located in downtown Farmington, on August 24, 1864."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… hospitals, schools, churches, homes, mess halls, roughly 5,500 building total were built. The entire staff of the project was increased threefold…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Later on, teams might play at Music Hall. Both of these facilities were on the second floor of buildings located on Broadway in Farmington."

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… could seat up to sixty people in its dining hall and communal meals were commonplace. The homestead offered its guests fresh produce and dairy…"

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

"… at school houses, but soon moved to Pinkham’s Hall as a more worthy place to hold them. Finally in September 1902, the work of a church building…"

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

"… misbehaving a teacher may pull you out into the hall or speak at you in front of the class. Discipline has changed very much in the last 200 years…"