Maine Memory Network

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

"Crosby of Belfast, called for the need of a Normal School in Maine in his first report. Mark H. Dunnell, the State's Superintendent, wrote in 1857…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"The ringing of the Steamer bell called out the firemen and the Steamer with hose was loaded on a train… [t] he train left Bangor at ten minutes of…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"Gilman High played in Neighborhood House. When the new Mount Desert High School opened in 1950, their team, the Mustangs, had a real court to play on."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… April 10, 1903 the residents of this town were called from their beds to fight one of the most stubborn fires that had ever been known here and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"It was north of Elm Street West, now called Damsite. In his dealings with Jacob Curtis’ blacksmith shop, Crosby’s trading business is evident."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… of the issue and finally, the National Guard was called in to maintain peace until the matter could be quieted."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… were received with enthusiasm and the so-called Presumptuous Opera Company continued. An invitation to Nowick from a long-time fan of his…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… the Wabanaki people came to the place they later called Pemetic (pemotonet in Passamaquoddy), which translates to “range of mountains.” Rising sea…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"One of the most successful factories was called the Johnson Brothers Shoe Factory. Though it was a very productive factory, all good things come to a…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"A new restaurant was opened called the Gold Nugget Restaurant. Guilford Woolen Mills Company was formed. McKusick Fuel Company was established."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"… south end of Main Street where the new building called “Lake View Senior Housing” is now being built."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"… body was found in Babcock’s Boom in what now is called Winn. Among the carrier bag were sixteen silver dollars."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… that shallow grave on Burnt Knoll, that pasture has been called “Murder Field”, on what is now known as Burbank Hill. Return to Student Research"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… the Peru Historical Society received a telephone call from David Caldwell-Evans of London, requesting information about Leonard Trask."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… "Dixfield Universalist Circle of Industry”—later called the Ladies’ Aid Society. The fine tone of the bell is accounted for by the fact that a Mr."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"Prevention was interwoven with “the science called Bacteriology.” Treatment of various germs and the destruction of tissue required the study of…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"Called to Harvard in 1835, he taught modern languages there until 1854, when he resigned to devote himself to writing poetry."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… were placed specially constructed wooden boxes called accumulators, for collecting the gold content of the seawater that flowed through them."

Bangor Public Library

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"However, at one point Bangor also had what was called the Bangor Plan, which allowed hotels and such to serve alcohol if they went to court and paid…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The tribes east of the Connecticut River were called the Abenaquois and this name was confined to the valley of the Kennebec River."