Maine Memory Network

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… exact numbers vary, William Willis, noted Maine historian, tallied 2,074 yeas to 2,524 nays.[13] Furthermore, the acclaimed historian commented…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"Mr. Webber, City Historian and former Hall-Dale history teacher, painstakingly gathered Hallowell resources and put them together into notebooks…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… chickens, and ice, according to Sam Webber, local historian. Some of the places that Hallowell shipped to were: Newburyport, Salem, Thomaston…"

Fryeburg Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"According to local historian Ruth Kidder: Often the team was harnessed and the wagon filled for a trip to White Cap in neighboring Rumford."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"… Nursing Text contributions from Ian Saxine, MHS Historian. Items courtesy of Mercy Hospital. Mercy Hospital School of Nursing graduates…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… of Mercy Text contributions from Ian Saxine, MHS Historian. Items courtesy of Mercy Hospital. In the autumn of 1918, the greatest health crisis…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… 1868 for his vote to acquit Andrew Johnson, but historians, including John F. Kennedy in Profiles in Courage, have praised the conviction and…"

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

"As the early historian R.G.F. Candage said they were: "desirous of forming a new community, perhaps an ideal one; so they came to Maine, there being…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"According to local historians, over 100 vessels were built in Blue Hill, from 100-ton schooners to a 498-ton ship."

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

"This tribe was friendlier with the English, so historians speculated that he learned English from them."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"A historian, Sumner R. Newell, Esq., wrote a short book titled, A Brief Historical Sketch of the Life and Sufferings of Leonard Trask, the Wonderful…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… Society Archives and Artifacts Peter Stowell, DHS Historian DHS Ephemera Collection Loraine Welch Smith Scrapbooks, DHS Collection #028 Rose Family…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"One historian called the period from 1812 to 1912 the "Waltz Century." The speed, rhythm, and form of the waltz as well as its place in the social…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"Candace Kanes, curator and historian for Maine Memory Network at Maine Historical Society, and Sheila McDonald, deputy director of the Maine State…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"… of Mercy Text contributions from Ian Saxine, MHS Historian. Items courtesy of Mercy Hospital Mary Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley, founder of…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"“The Shameful Story of Malaga Island,” by historian Bill Barry was the first report in the press to re-frame the islanders in a respectful manner."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… of the Sandy River Valley By Cindy Stevens, avid historian, member of Farmington Historical Society, second grade teacher at Mallett School With…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… Marnie and Del Voter, with the help of local historian and former State Representative Herb Adams, may have found the closest thing to a smoking…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The Butler’s were tireless historians and archivists. They strove to preserve documents, ephemera, books, photographs and even the very burlap sack…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… by Katie Murphy, with grateful thanks to our town historians Sources Used for this Exhibit The Church at Walnut Hill: a History of the First…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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