Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"From the floor to the ceiling, it was 24 feet high. The first motion picture that occurred at the Dreamland was The Great Train Robbery."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… was built on an empty lot at the intersection of High and Centre Streets, in 1867, and dedicated on June 3, 1868."

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"At Bangor High School, the devastating 1911 Fire and the rapid reconstruction of the city in the two years following, fit very well with discussions…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"Morse to buy the property that Morse High School was built on. James C. Ledyard's most important contribution was being elected mayor."

Town of Cumberland

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Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"Resources War Effort "Bangor High School students buy $2,748.65 in war stamps." Bangor Daily News Dec. 9, 1943, Print."

Westbrook Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… ten historical societies; all three RSU 10 high schools; two middle schools; Rumford Elementary School; Holy Savior School parochial school; the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… of honor and was a 1943 graduate of Mexico High School. His diplomas were found in the suitcase. John was the son of Thomas R."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"Twelve Lubec school children drowned that day, June 19, 1936. A summer day, after school ended for the year, created for picnics and the usually…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… operated two drugstores, and had been a high-ranking medical student from the University of Massachusetts before establishing his business."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Working his way up, he owned Webber’s Drugstore through the time span of 1912-1933. He was a school board member, and a Captain of the Third Maine…"

Lubec, Maine - Myron Avery, Lubec, and the Appalachian Trail

"… Lubec Elementary school, later Avery commuted to high school in Lubec’s village, class of 1916. The first ever Quoddy Light yearbook forecast a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"… across the top and about 30 inches (76 cm) high. The staves are made of cedar. Around 1960, a farmer could purchase a barrel locally for $4."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"… of specialty and deep dyed tissue products and high bulk printing papers. The Company operates a fully integrated pulp and paper facility with…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… 21, 1938, a hurricane with heavy rains and high winds caused considerable damage on Granite street."

Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 2 of 6

"… he was summoned back to Asticou from his post-high school education in Massachusetts due to the premature death of his father, George A. Savage."

Lincoln, Maine - Frederick A. Edwards

"… diarrhea on August 13th, 1984, in his home on High Street. David Fogg "Describe the feelings, or the feelings of someone living in that time when a…"

Lincoln, Maine - World War I

"A dough boy doesn’t have a high chance of winning and surviving, unlike someone in a boat or a tank."

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

"… 1911 this building housed both the elementary and high schools. Click on the photo and zoom in to view the outsized portraits of Maine Governor…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Cohen School) and Bangor High School. She knew she wanted to be a writer and editor at a very young age."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… camped around Munsungan Lake and quarried high quality red, green, and gray chert (flint) which they used to make beautifully crafted “fluted”…"

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"As a teenager in high school and college, he researched the genealogies of his and related families."