Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Quartette Club, 1849

"He wanted his wife and children to know more about him and how things worked and looked at the time he was growing up and was first in business."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fish weir, Ball Hill Cove, Hampden, ca. 1832

"… three scrapbooks so his wife and children would know more about his life and the times in which he lived."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… a man who always bows his head to every body he knows whether he is democrat or republican and why or how he is so tangled up in the principles of…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"You wanted solid, clean ice, you know, without snow..” Ice Table frozen in place.Hubbard Free Library “It was a tough time then."

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2

"I wanted to know more. I really do hope all kinds of people think about this day of sadness. There were only three survivors among the children and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War

"… to send me a little bread if possible, or I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to go to any other town, nor I don’t want to suffer too much… It is…"

Skowhegan Community History - About the Project

"… Students at Skowhegan Area Middle School (SAMS) know their local history! Laura Richter, the Technology Integrator at SAMS, has been a social…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"We do know from the old records that by 1794 at least 45 people had died in Blue Hill, including a few of the early settlers such as Ebenezer…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"Knowing that so many men bravely fought for freedom makes us even more proud to be from such a patriotic and historically rich town."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"It was big, it was beautiful. Inside, you know the curtain that goes up, that was so pretty. But that’s about all I remember of that because...they…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"… time there: "...he’d go over around, oh I don’t know, six or seven at night and come home at ten. He loved that."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"… position as the message T-shirt or graphic tee we know in the 2020s. The collection holds numerous more modern message T-shirts, but as of yet, no…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"You wanted solid, clean ice, you know, without snow. Ice Table frozen in place.Hubbard Free Library Cutting ice on Cascade Pond.Hubbard…"

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"I know that store also because my grandfather was alive during the time the store was here and shopped right in this town."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"We know this house today as the Corro House, located on West Broadway where the Lincoln Historical Society is."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… the pasture was transformed into what we now know as Main Street. Mary Cabot Wheelwright (1878-1958) recalls, “I can remember quite well Mr."

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"… land was already cleared out by the Indian tribe know as the Abennakis. The Indians had been farming on this land for many years."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… legislation creating the Patent Office as we know it today, holding the first patent in the newly revised patent system."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Beniah Harding

"… about the great stock market crash Did you know anyone who was personally affected and committed suicide? No How did your family take it? My father…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 2 of 3

"If you would like to know more visit the Guilford Historical Society. Bibliography http://www.herringbrothersmeats.com/"

Guilford, Maine - PEOPLE

"With this land they created what we know as Guilford. 1804 was the date this idea came into action. The first tree fall took place and some buildings…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… from the Guilford Historical Society Did you know Guilford was almost called Fluvanna? That's just one of the interesting facts we learned…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… of their universe; the newer generations do not know it ever existed. Ridlonvlle Memorial Rock, Mexico, 2006Mexico Historical Society Sources…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… based dyes continued for some time while new dye "know how" and the chemical dye industry steadily grew."