Maine Memory Network

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

"The second fire was April 28, 1919, 18 houses and a school house burned, there was about a $30,000 loss, partly recovered by insurance."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"Affiliating with the Jordan Pond House, a public tea house located in Acadia National Park, and participating in other island institutions and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Gordon, went bankrupt so Dad bought one of his farms. Dad said I need to get an extra job so we can buy more foxes for the farm. We just moved from…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"Did you have to move to find work? No we always stayed here. Before I was born my father had to look for jobs."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… fairy tale, when I think of myself as a small boy moving along among so many busy people, all actively engaged in the pursuits and business…"

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

"Samuel B. Chase built a brick Federal style house in 1831 that housed two carriage shops. The business had ramps that were used to haul vehicles…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… five in the morning and it was freezing; the house- the whole house was just freezing. We then decided that we needed some lights."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… floating leaf borne by a babbling stream, always moving, always adapting. Koritsky Block Fire, Guilford, Feb."

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."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… and 1773, and was the son of Simeon Crosby who moved to Bangor around 1771. Their first ancestor was Simon Crosby who came with his wife, Ann, on…"

Caribou Public Library

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… together in everyday clothes, belting out a moving rendition of a chorus from Aida, accompanied by two or more pianos, while an appreciative…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"His concern and feelings for all were demonstrated by his efforts to provide adequate and suitable housing and build the Mechanics Institute, now…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… events such as the houses being dismantled and moved or Governor Plaisted's visit to the island. I had to find a way to visually portray the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"In 1913, the first silent moving-picture theater was built on the island. The Star Theatre, owned by J.E."

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"We had just moved into a hotel to help the people living there get through the storm. My wife was always tired and never slept."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"Fires needed to be lit, allowed to die, sticks moved up, fires lit again, “windows” set for the right draft and air circulation."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"In the 60’s the IGA moved into a new building, Worthen’s Market opened at the Odd Fellows Building, and a new church was built on High Street."

Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store

"Later, they moved the store to their new location across the street to where Possibilities Gift Shop is now located."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"When the newly-named Strong Post Office moved to a three-story structure, customers would enter at the basement level from the sidewalk."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"He moved to Carthage to make bricks at $11.50 a month. He returned to Hartford to build a stone wall 100 rods long in eight weeks for $100."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… been cut, and many of the American-born loggers moved west, where the trees were bigger and the pay greater."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… former hospital in 1946, Thelma and her husband moved to her hometown, Bangor, and opened a convalescent hospital there."