Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… years old, he could vault into the saddle as lightly as a boy! In addition to agriculture, Holmantown pioneers raised cattle, sheep and small farm…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"1930 Queen's Hospital EntranceNorthern Light Mercy Hospital The demand for a hospital was so great that Bishop Walsh decided to establish a new one."

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"… on the (tintype) plate for the reason that it is light, durable, and easily sent in a letter." John Mahoney of Augusta, ca."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"It was also voted on August 23, 1904, to build an annex. In 1918, a tennis court was built at the rear of the building and electric lights were…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Islanders petitioned for a light house in 1857, and by 1872 the Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station was in operation."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The additional generator would furnish an additional 1000 lights. The electric company asked Gould to take over the business as General Manager."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… Farmington, Jonathan left an article that sheds light on questions that survive his lifetime. In our collection, we have a “Day Book” or ledger…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… Street became busier, and the first traffic light to be installed in Bath in 1938 was put at this intersection, according to a newspaper article…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… Frances Tryon, Portland, 1946Northern Light Mercy Hospital Mercy Hospital has a long history of community involvement that stretches back to…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… industry along the Bombahook, the Kennebec Light and Heat Company, was the first supplier of an electric current to Hallowell."

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

"… Lemon Stream, so called because the water was a light yellow color, and two hills known as Clark Hill and Bennett Hill."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… so that he could take pictures with more natural light. A typical picture, like the Hatch portrait of the little girls, was elaborately printed in…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"1865 The blankets were often a light weight combination of wool and cotton.Bangor Historical Society The 2d Maine Reg has moved from Ft Corcoran…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"There was little light. There was overheating in the summer and it was very cold in the winter. Throughout the war overcrowding, disease, and hunger…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… with car headlights from shore providing the lighting and student musicians providing music from a nearby ship."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"… been converted into a studio for pictures, with lighting and the whole works. The downstairs has the artifacts, books, and newsletters."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"If you don’t know when to pay them, then your lights might get shut off or your water might stop working."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"If people needed a new light bulb because theirs went out they would need to wait another day to get it if the Weatherbee Hardware store wasn’t there."

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… building sets, sewing costumes and creating lighting. Many actors gained the performance experience they needed in this setting and went on to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… was at least two months before he was able to do light work, and then only in great pain. He could work no more than an hour at a time before he…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"These included the building of the Rumford Falls Light and Water Company, which subdivided into the subsequent Rumford/Mexico Water District (with…"

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"Sister Annunciata, Portland, ca. 1940Northern Light Mercy Hospital Sister Mary Annunciata Quigley Sister Mary Annunciata Quigley, R.N."

Early Maine Photography - The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection

"… Maine Historical Society’s 1999 exhibition First Light, The Dawn of Maine Photography. In 2006, the Vickery-Shettleworth Collection of Early Maine…"