Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… from out of town have worked hard over the last 15 years or so to create a sense of hope and renewal in this plucky city."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"… lost in these floods, the flood of 1926, the flood of 1934, and last but not least the flood of 1987 and those objects couldn’t be recovered."

Skowhegan Free Public Library

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New Sweden Historical Society

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Lubec Landmarks

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Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library

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Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Cary Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"Hugh J. Chisholm’s last visit to Rumford Falls, was to attend the dedication of the Institute Building."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"Edison, the inventor; this friendship lasted throughout their lives. Chisholm bought out his brother’s interest in the business in 1872; relocated…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"The last school closed in the 1940s, but the building still remains and is used to hold town meetings and the Byron Historical Society."

Friendship Museum

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Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"… reverse that “This picture is to be given to the last survivor of the Cabin” instilled in its owner a sense of its historical importance that must…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"The movement began in the 1780s and lasted just shy of forty years. Separationist Call to Meeting, Falmouth Published in The Falmouth Gazette, Sept…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… developed only a small number proved stable (lasting, not fading) and useful for industrial purposes."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… whose Homelands were cleaved in two by the lasting demarcation of the international border by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty (officially, the…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… as the Popham or Sagadahock Colony, it barely lasted a year, from 1607-1608. The region was also impacted by the 1621 grant given by the Scottish…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"… paged (requested) archival collection of the last ten years. On average, it is paged once every two months and usually for multiple days at a time…"

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

"Arthur Moore Jr, the son of the last operator, recounted the trials and tribulations of the business."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… Telegraph company moved into that place and lasted until 1928, when the buildings were torn down to build the City Hall."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"The hall lasted for twenty-two years, until a fire burnt it to the ground on December 6th, 1902. Only a few pictures and documents survived."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"The first mail carrier went by the last name of Moor. He drowned in the Mattawamkeag River. The body was found in Babcock’s Boom in what now is…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"… Clays in our town and a girl in my class with the last name of Clay. Maybe somewhere down the line this is her relative."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"I didn’t have a job last summer, so I didn’t get any new school clothes. My family can’t afford to pay for clothes for me on their own."