Maine Memory Network

Old York Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… formed in the years following the Civil War to improve the economic and social position of farmers and their families."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"This was partly due to town road improvements, which eliminated the need to close school for up to five weeks during “mud” season."

Maine Conservation Corps

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… what Lincoln and the Republicans tried to do to improve the lot of former slaves and others. Like his other volumes, the Scrap & Sketch Book is…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… focused his attention on Arrowsic Island and the improvement and fortification of the land. He died in 1717 in Maine."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"He actually stopped what little excavation was going on at the time and focused the efforts on improving the living conditions of the people there…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… the years, several other important additions and improvements were made to the brick building that once stood alone on Academy Hill."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… the south side mill and continued to make improvements, becoming well known for their Moosehead Blanket line."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"… could be if there was a new car out that was more improved than the cars in Lincoln, the town might want to get one of these cars."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Better roads also improved traveling conditions. The final cause was school consolidation. During the 40s and 50s Sedgwick, Penobscot, Brooksville…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… the 1880s and was known as the Islesboro Land and Improvement Company. This organization subdivided and brokered much of the Dark Harbor property…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… name to Bar Harbor until 1918.) Island life was improving -- and its economy growing. A visitor in 1792 reported that in one day he saw five ships…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"When not practicing law he found time to make improvements upon Franklin’s stove and to produce Morgan’s Grammar of the English Language, a highly…"

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

"Also left behind was example of an “improved” item, a wheeled cart. For although the process remained traditional, and so did key tools and…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… Lubec, 1911Lubec Historical Society The I.O.R.M (Improved Order of Red Men) Band marched, followed by the Eastport High School Cadets, and as…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… to an increase in ship traffic and the need for improved navigational aids. In 1806 Hopley Yeaton petitioned President Jefferson to establish West…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… DARK HARBOR In 1888, the Islesboro Land and Improvement Company was formed to sell plots for development by wealthy families from Boston, New York…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Others stayed but barely survived. Conditions improved after the Revolutionary War but only gradually."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"… on, Eastern Maine Medical Center continued to improve and grow. It started to become more popular as people realized how much of a help the doctors…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"After years and years of improving, the fire station has gotten better and better. To this very day, the fire station is still standing."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"New furniture and security systems were added to improve the bank by 75%. Sadly, in 1937 the bank was sold."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… hands” or were “merging” but most remained and improved their services – including the bakery, hardware store, law offices and bank."