Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Keeping Us Safe: Fire Department and Police Force

"1895Hubbard Free Library The fire department and police department have been part of Hallowell's history and heritage for a long time."

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… Jr. House, Gows Lane, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library In Liberty Men and Great Proprietors, Alan Taylor observed that in the years following…"

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"1890Hubbard Free Library How do you earn your daily bread? How do you keep the roof over head? Where do you toil the whole day long? How do you…"

Historic Hallowell - Our Journey Home

"… Powder House Hill, Hallowell, 1938Hubbard Free Library The history of Hallowell is one that is linked to the earliest settlement of America, and…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 4 - Page 1 of 3

"… and that's what happened on day 4 of the 1998 Maine ice storm. Written by Dylan Thiboutot Ice Storm, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library"

Life on a Tidal River - Flood Exhibit Work

"… scanning artifacts with Bill Cook, Bangor Public Library Special Collections librarian, and the other three working with teacher Ron Bilancia…"

Lincoln, Maine - View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913

"… 1922, before electricity came to Lincoln and the Library and Worsted Mill was built. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

Windham Historical Society

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"It started in the library, which did not have a fireplace or stove, and the watchman was absent. After the fire, students were moved to the Annex…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"1909Jesup Memorial Library Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, ca. 1884Abbe Museum Mount Desert Island began to change both culturally and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels

"1890Northeast Harbor Library Text by Samuel Savage McGee, April 2013 Images from the collections of Mount Desert Island Historical Society &…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

""Mame" SavageNortheast Harbor Library Hilltop House FloorplanNortheast Harbor Library The Big Barn The Old Ell, a small 850 square foot…"

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

"1917Northeast Harbor Library Main Street, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1980Northeast Harbor Library Northeast Harbor was one of the last villages on…"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"… Club, Fire Bucket, Hallowell, 1805Hubbard Free Library The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Maine, started in the 1801."

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"1900Hubbard Free Library Historic Hallowell, a book giving a detailed and richly illustrated account of the life of the community, was published in…"

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… Fireman's Ribbons For MustersHubbard Free Library Musters were a popular firemen's event that started in the early 1850’s."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"Hallowell-built "Topaz," 1828Hubbard Free Library In 1799, William Drew came to Hallowell from Kingston, Massachusetts where family members had…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… Floods Hallowell Flood 1870Hubbard Free Library Hallowell Flood 1896Hubbard Free Library The Hall-Dale 7th Grade, of Farmingdale…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"Today the library is housed in the town-owned Thomaston Academy building on Main Street and has a yearly circulation of approximately 36,000."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - P.H. Tilson Death Notice

"01 May 2009 <http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/graphics/battles/bullrun.html >. On this source you find information about The Battle of Bull Run."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"The Thomaston Public Library is the fourth member of Thomaston's group. Located in the Thomaston Academy Building, the library was recently renovated…"

Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society

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Rockland Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) MA-30-18-0288-18."