Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… which line the tree-shaded slope from the “Lower Light” to the western bank of the Penobscot River. The residences of Summer Street reflect…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"During one terrible storm, lighting hit in the middle of a cow pasture killing the whole herd of cows."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"These window openings allowed plenty of light and fresh air. The cells were warmed in the colder months by four box stoves. <- Prev."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… it a true urban area: city water (1885), electric lights (1886), the horse-drawn and then electric street railway (1888, 1892)."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… at Scarborough Public Library Students adjust lighting before photographing an artifact from the Scarborough Historical Society collection."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Ware, Moses Weld. Beacon Light in the History of Prouts Neck. Prouts Neck, ME: Prouts Neck Association, n.d. Woodard, Colin."

Baldwin Historical Society

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

"… Rumford Falls Boom Company, Rumford Falls Light and Water Company, Rumford Falls Woolen Company, Rumford Falls Realty Company, and, finally, Oxford…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 1 of 2

"… the new Mercy Hospital, Portland, 1941Northern Light Mercy Hospital In 1941, as the United States stood on the brink of entering another world…"

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

"… some thought unpatriotic and embarrassing, in light of the shockwaves caused by Shays' Rebellion and other rural uprisings throughout New England."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"It was so light when we got [to] the tin bridge that we didn't need head lights and when struck there the flames looked miles high in front of us and…"

Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Marcia, Little Diamond Island, 1950Northern Light Mercy Hospital By 1830, church officials were strongly encouraging Catherine McAuley to stabilize…"

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"… Hospital nursing students, Portland, 1961Northern Light Mercy Hospital The nursing school became a hub of activity for both lay students and those…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"1941Northern Light Mercy Hospital Mercy’s expansion allowed it to continue to be at the forefront of twentieth-century medical enhancements."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"So, we had no lights and of course the heat had gone off. And we didn’t have a secondary source of heat, we didn’t burn wood or anything."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… Passamaquoddy paddler simply wanted matches to light his pipe. In short, as one local put it, “A birch canoe was a good boat if there was an Indian…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"The blubber was used for lighting fuel and the meat was eaten. Whaling became a highly organized business by the 12th century."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… a dark and dusty corner, the buttons had not seen light since the Historical Society had received them from Mr. Varney."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… was completed and cars could avoid the traffic light at Washington Street. However, drivers could also avoid stopping in Bath and spending money at…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"Nothing could be more light than the breeze, and nothing more quiet than the vessel. Indeed, Mrs. Knox complained that the rocking was not sufficient…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"During the war, even the lights on the Thomas Hill Standpipe, which supplied the water for the city of Bangor, were extinguished, and the tower…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… work with hours dependent on tides and light. The metal rake or “clam hoe” has a short 12”-18” handle, so the digger must bend at the waist often…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… was no longer needed to power the building's lights due to electricity becoming available from Ellsworth."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… Burying Point, located near the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station, is another relic of native land occupation."