Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907

"Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Swimming at the Bathing Beach in Blue Hill during the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Picnicking, Blue Hill, 1907

"Picnicking, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Picnicking along the coast of Blue Hill in 1907."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… Class in front of Blue Hill Academy, Blue Hill, 1893Blue Hill Public Library Blue Hill Academy Ever since the 1790s, residents of Blue Hill…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Friendship vessel, Blue Hill, 1907

"… vessel, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A sailing vessel named Friendship in Blue Hill."

Blue Hill, Maine - Buggy Ride to South Blue Hill, 1907

"… to South Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Rusticators on a summer ride to South Blue Hill in 1907."

Blue Hill, Maine - SS Panatoset, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Panatoset, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description SS Panatoset yacht in 1907 near Blue Hill."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description The Homestead and tennis court at Parker Point, Blue…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Waterside Cottage, Blue Hill, 1907

"Waterside Cottage, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A rusticator’s waterside cottage in 1907."

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!   Blue Hill Bay, ca. 1910 To view our video welcome message, click on the image above: At “the head of the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Adelaide Pearson

"… Miss Pearson was determined to help bring to Blue Hill the art and cultural opportunities that were available in larger cities."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"Kneisel Hall, Blue Hill, Kneisel HallBlue Hill Public Library Kneisel Cottage, Blue Hill, ca. 1916 Kneisel CottageBlue Hill Public Library"

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"The Blue Hill Library serves children and adults of all backgrounds and circumstances who seek information and the pleasure that comes from the life…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… and artifacts from the collections of the Blue Hill Historical Society, the Jonathan Fisher Memorial, and the Blue Hill Public Library."

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

"Blue Hill Inn construction, Blue Hill, 1892Blue Hill Historical Society The Summer Colony. The so-called rusticators came to Blue Hill's summer…"

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

"Dedication of monument to Blue Hill's founders, 1910Blue Hill Historical Society The first European settlers, among them the Osgoods, Parkers…"

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

"Captain John W. Kane, Blue Hill, ca. 1900Blue Hill Historical Society According to the Maine Register of 1850, there were 13 shipbuilders in Blue…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Mary Ellen Chase

"… of a sea captain, was born and grew up in Blue Hill at the end of the nineteenth century. She spent three decades on faculty at Smith College where…"

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

"1900Blue Hill Historical Society A Tight-Knit Community. For most of the 20th Century, the town's summer colony helped make Blue Hill a busy place…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast One of the last places on the Maine coast to be settled by the English was the Penobscot Bay…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Brooksville to Castine Ferry, 1907

"… to Castine Ferry, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A ferry boat that traveled from Brooksville to Castine, 1907…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"1850Blue Hill Public Library Sailing vessels were built in Blue Hill as early as 1792, but it was in the early 1800‘s that shipbuilding really took…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"Blue Hill Landscape, circa 1910 X By the turn of the century, there were many more houses in Blue Hill, but the landscape remained largely…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"1915Blue Hill Public Library The Blue Hill Fair is many things to many people: entertainment and community, the culmination of hard work and…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Some popular places to hike were Blue Hill Mountain and the Blue Hill Falls Bridge. On Parker Point, a tennis court was built in 1912 by George…"