Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… loved the town of Thomaston, as evidenced in a letter he wrote to friends shortly after returning to Montpelier on May 24, 1801: After a pleasant…"

NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters Historic Site

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Colby College Special Collections

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"spent extended time away from home in these years to make a living at sea and bring home necessities and a few small luxury items to his growing…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"The letter from R.G.W. Dodge to Captain Treworgy, the protest (insurance claim) of the /Ocean Ranger/ and the bills of laden and Charty Party for…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Before the war he had been a teacher in Gray, and it shows in his letters; his handwriting was clear and he was a good speller with excellent…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"These letters were to said to have encouraged the Norridgewocks to fight against the English. The English felt that Father Rasle was stirring up the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"2 or 3 others with us finally waited till another ship came along that we knew and we finally take you home."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Isle (formerly Letter F) and Maysville (formerly Letter G) and reports from the area stated that twenty new homes had been built with plans for…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… Ross, an agent to General David Cobb, wrote a letter to General Cobb who was then President of the Massachusetts State Senate."

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"A letter in the Hubbard Library collection from the Socialist Workers Party headquarters in New York City dated March 13,1895 to Protasio Neri showed…"

Windham Historical Society

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

"He noted how her letter had cheered him and reminded him of home instead of the fighting. Ms. Greenleaf taught during 1863 – 1864, and most likely…"

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 1 of 2

"… school in Guilford where he excelled in sports, lettering in baseball and basketball. He graduated in June of 1940."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… in his plans for a model town, expressed in a letter to Charles A. Mixer, resident engineer with the Rumford Falls Power Company."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"In a letter written by Clementine to Mrs. York and donated to the Farmington Historical Society by Ellen Greer, Clementine shares her thoughts on…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… concern for the land in their logbooks, their letters, and their published articles. “…is it possible to protect the natural beauty of the island…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"Edgar Hoover. People from all over the world sent letters and telegrams thanking Shep Hurd for his bravery."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"A letter from Knox to his foreman William Howe Wiggen, dated January 15, 1805 and quoted in Eaton, gives a glimpse into Knox’s lime burning business…"

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations

"… document like a diary entry or meeting minutes or letters, that clearly spell out Governor Plaisted and his Council’s rationale."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Andrew Carnegie a letter asking for a grant to build the new library in Guilford. The town voted to support the library with $500 per year if Mr."

Prince Memorial Library

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